Monkey in Malayalam
Monkey is കുരങ്ങ് (kurangu), the animal seen in trees and temple yards across Kerala. Children's rhymes and stories use the word constantly. It is the only general term among these options.
Most common translation
Monkey. The monkey that lives in trees.
കുരങ്ങ് മരത്തിൽ ചാടി.
kurangu marathil chadi.
The monkey jumped onto the tree.
All Malayalam words for “monkey”
- കുരങ്ങ് (kurangu) — Monkey. The monkey that lives in trees.
- മന്തി (manthi) — A woman having elephantiasis (filariasis), (female) black monkey.
kurangu is the monkey itself, while manthi names a female black monkey and carries an unrelated medical sense besides.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for monkey?
കുരങ്ങ് (kurangu) is the word for monkey.
Is there a word for a female monkey?
മന്തി (manthi) is used of a female black monkey.