Rabbit in Malayalam
A rabbit is മുയൽ (muyal), two beats ending in the retroflex l, and the same word serves for a hare. It is what children learn in the first picture book and what you see on a pet shop board. The y in the middle is a glide, which keeps the two syllables running together.
Most common translation
Rabbit. A small long-eared animal that hops; hare.
മുയൽ വേഗത്തിൽ ഓടുന്നു.
muyal vegathil odunnu.
The rabbit runs fast.
Dictionary entry
- മുയൽ (muyal) — Rabbit. A small long-eared animal that hops; hare.
Malayalam does not split rabbit from hare, so muyal covers both; in zoological writing a qualifier is added when the distinction matters.
Common questions
How do you say rabbit in Malayalam?
മുയൽ (muyal).
Is there a different word for hare?
No separate everyday word; muyal does duty for both animals.