Plait in Malayalam
Plait, in the sense of braiding hair, is പിന്നുക (pinnuka) in Malayalam. The verb covers taking three strands and working them into one braid, and it is the word a parent uses for a child going to school. When the thing plaited is coconut or palmyra leaf for thatch, speakers switch to മെടയുക (medayuka).
Most common translation
Braid, plait.
അമ്മ മകളുടെ മുടി പിന്നുകയാണ്.
amma makalude mudi pinnukayaanu.
Mother is braiding the daughter's hair.
All Malayalam words for “plait”
- പിന്നുക (pinnuka) — Braid, plait.
- മെടയുക (medayuka) — Plait, braid, weave, leaves of coconut, palmyra, etc.
- മടയുക (madayuka) — Weave, plait.
medayuka belongs to leaf and thatch work, pinnuka to hair and cord, and madayuka is a near neighbour glossed simply as weave.
Common questions
How do you say plait in Malayalam?
Say പിന്നുക (pinnuka) for plaiting hair, and മെടയുക (medayuka) for plaiting palm leaves.
Is there a separate word for plaiting thatch?
Yes, മെടയുക (medayuka) is the verb used of weaving coconut and palmyra leaves into thatch.