Peak in Malayalam
The peak of a mountain is a കൊടുമുടി (kodumudi), and the word carries over to the high point of a career or a season. Four syllables, ko-du-mu-di, with soft retroflex d sounds.
Most common translation
Peak, the top of a mountain; the highest point of something.
മലയുടെ കൊടുമുടിയിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ എത്തി.
malayude kodumudiyil njangal etthi.
We reached the peak of the hill.
All Malayalam words for “peak”
- കൊടുമുടി (kodumudi) — Peak, the top of a mountain; the highest point of something.
- അഗ്രം (agram) — Tip, end front, point, top best, peak.
- മൗലി (mouli) — Head, hair tied into a knot, peak, diadem, crown.
- അഗസ്ത്യകുടം (agasthyakudam) — Mountain peak in the sahyan mountains (kanyakumari district).
- കല്ലടിക്കോടന് (kalldikkodan) — A peak of the Sahyan Mountains, a school of Kathakali introduced by Kalladikottu Nampoodiri.
kodumudi is the general summit and അഗ്രം (agram) is the tip or topmost point of anything, while അഗസ്ത്യകുടം (agasthyakudam) and കല്ലടിക്കോടന് (kalldikkodan) are the names of particular peaks in the Western Ghats.
Common questions
How do you say peak in Malayalam?
കൊടുമുടി (kodumudi), the peak or summit.
Can kodumudi be used figuratively?
Yes, for the high point of something, though the tip or end of an object is better served by അഗ്രം (agram).