Needle in Malayalam

Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “needle”:

അണി (ani) — Line, row, array, line of soldiers, needle point, beauty, ornament, linch pin.
മുള്ള് (mullu) — Thorn, prickle, fish-spine, fork, needle.
സൂചകം (soochakam) — That which is hinted at, index, pointer or needle on a machine, indicator, signifier.