Reservoir in Malayalam
A reservoir is ജലാശയം (jalaashayam), a compound of the words for water and a resting place. Kerala newspapers use it for every dam reservoir in the state, and the word is read with a long opening syllable.
Most common translation
Reservoir of water, well, pond, lake, sea, etc.
വേനലില് ജലാശയം വറ്റി.
venalil jalaashayam vatti.
The reservoir dried up in summer.
Dictionary entry
- ജലാശയം (jalaashayam) — Reservoir of water, well, pond, lake, sea, etc.
The dictionary sense is deliberately wide, taking in a pond, a lake and even the sea; the dam sense is modern and comes entirely from context.
Common questions
How do you say reservoir in Malayalam?
Say ജലാശയം (jalaashayam).
Does jalaashayam only mean a man made reservoir?
No. It covers any body of standing water, from a temple pond to a dam.