Pier in Malayalam
A pier is a കടല്പ്പാലം (kadalppalam), literally a sea bridge, which describes a structure walking out over the water rather well. Kerala's best known one, at Alappuzha, goes by exactly this name.
Most common translation
A pier.
ഞങ്ങൾ വൈകിട്ട് കടല്പ്പാലം വരെ നടന്നു.
njangal vaikittu kadalppalam vare nadannu.
In the evening we walked up to the pier.
Dictionary entry
- കടല്പ്പാലം (kadalppalam) — A pier.
The single listed word applies to a pier or jetty built out into the sea, not to the supporting pier of a bridge.
Common questions
How do you say pier in Malayalam?
കടല്പ്പാലം (kadalppalam), built from the words for sea and bridge.
Would the same word work for a jetty?
Yes, for any structure running out into the water that boats come alongside; the English distinction between pier and jetty is not kept here.