Nail in Malayalam
A nail you hammer into wood is an ആണി (aani) in Malayalam. The nail on a finger is a different word, നഖം (nagham), so the two senses never share a term.
Most common translation
Nail (usu. of metal).
ചുമരിൽ അച്ഛൻ ഒരു ആണി അടിച്ചു.
chumaril achan oru aani adichu
Father drove a nail into the wall.
All Malayalam words for “nail”
- ആണി (aani) — Nail (usu. of metal).
- നഖം (nagham) — Nail.
- നകം (nakam) — Mountain, nail.
- തറപ്പിക്കുക (tharappikkuka) — Confirm, ascertain, cause to nail down.
- തൂക്കുക (thookkuka) — To hang, to suspend something from above, to put it up on a hook or nail.
ആണി (aani) is the metal nail, നഖം (nagham) and നകം (nakam) are the nail of a finger or toe, and തൂക്കുക (thookkuka) is to hang something on a nail or hook.
Common questions
How do you say nail in Malayalam?
For the metal kind, say ആണി (aani).
How do you say fingernail?
That is നഖം (nagham).