Pencil in Malayalam
A pencil is പെൻസിൽ (pensil) in Malayalam, the English word taken over whole. Say pen-sil. It is what you hear in any classroom or stationery shop.
Most common translation
Pencil, a wooden stick with lead inside used for writing and drawing.
കുട്ടി പെൻസിൽ കൊണ്ട് വരയ്ക്കുന്നു.
kutti pensil kondu varaykkunnu.
The child draws with a pencil.
All Malayalam words for “pencil”
- പെൻസിൽ (pensil) — Pencil, a wooden stick with lead inside used for writing and drawing.
- ഈയക്കോല് (eayakkol) — Pencil.
ഈയക്കോല് (eayakkol) is the older native formation for pencil and now sounds bookish; nobody asks for one by that name at a shop.
Common questions
How do you say pencil in Malayalam?
Pencil is പെൻസിൽ (pensil).
Is there a native word for pencil?
ഈയക്കോല് (eayakkol) exists in dictionaries, but current usage has settled on pensil.