Ridge in Malayalam
വരമ്പ് (varambu) is the ridge a Malayali thinks of first: the narrow raised bund between two paddy fields, wide enough for one foot at a time. It doubles as the word for a boundary, since those bunds are what divide one holding from the next.
Most common translation
Small ridge in fields, boundary.
കർഷകൻ വരമ്പിലൂടെ നടന്നു.
karshakan varambiloode nadannu.
The farmer walked along the field ridge.
All Malayalam words for “ridge”
- വരമ്പ് (varambu) — Small ridge in fields, boundary.
- മുകള് (mukal) — Top, roof, ridge, summit.
mukal is the top or roof ridge of a building and more generally the upper part of anything; a mountain ridge is described in Malayalam with a phrase rather than with either word.
Common questions
How do you say ridge in Malayalam?
Say വരമ്പ് (varambu) for a field bund and മുകള് (mukal) for the ridge of a roof.
Why does varambu also mean boundary?
Because the bund between paddy fields is the boundary line in practice, so one word serves both.