Reed in Malayalam
കാശം (kasham) names a tall reed that grows along riverbanks, and it is the nearest this dictionary comes to the English reed. It is a Sanskritic plant name, the sort that appears in older verse and in botanical lists. Two beats, the first long.
A kind of river-side reed, horsetail, light, lustre.
പുഴയോരത്ത് കാശം വളർന്നു നിൽക്കുന്നു.
puzhayorathu kasham valarnnu nilkkunnu.
Reeds grow along the riverside.
All Malayalam words for “reed”
- കാശം (kasham) — A kind of river-side reed, horsetail, light, lustre.
- വംശം (vamsham) — Clan, family, race, caste, community, multitude, bamboo, reed, flute, a kind of musical drum.
വംശം (vamsham) is primarily clan or lineage and only means bamboo or flute by extension, so it is not a word for a reed; in practice Malayalis name the particular plant rather than using a general term.
Common questions
How do you say reed in Malayalam?
കാശം (kasham) is the closest entry, naming a riverside reed, but the word is rare in speech.
What about the reed in a musical instrument?
That is not covered here. Players talk about the part of the instrument itself, usually with the English word.