Pet in Malayalam
This entry gives no word for a pet animal. What it does give is ഓമനപ്പേര് (omanapperu), a pet name, the fond name a family uses for a child. Say o-ma-nap-pe-ru.
Most common translation
Pet name.
കുഞ്ഞിന് ഒരു ഓമനപ്പേര് ഇട്ടു.
kunjinu oru omanapperu ittu.
They gave the baby a pet name.
All Malayalam words for “pet”
- ഓമനപ്പേര് (omanapperu) — Pet name.
- നമ്പി (nambi) — Faithful person, a sect among Brahmins, a class of temple servants, pet name.
- നായ (naya) — Dog. The domestic dog; a pet dog is also called patti.
- പൂച്ച (poocha) — Cat; the small pet animal that mews and catches mice.
- പൊന്നമ്മ (ponnamma) — Beloved mother, beloved woman, pet name.
നായ (naya) and പൂച്ച (poocha) are simply the dog and the cat, the animals most often kept; pet as a category needs a compound meaning domestic animal, which is not listed here.
Common questions
How do you say pet in Malayalam?
For a pet name, ഓമനപ്പേര് (omanapperu). For a pet animal this entry has no single word, only the names of the animals themselves.
What is a pet name called?
ഓമനപ്പേര് (omanapperu), and പൊന്നമ്മ (ponnamma) is an example of such an affectionate name used for a woman.