Ring in Malayalam
A ring worn on the finger is മോതിരം (mothiram) in Malayalam, the word for everything from a plain gold band to an engagement ring. It is the first word a Kerala jeweller uses and needs no qualification.
Most common translation
Ring. An ornament worn on the finger.
അവൾ വിരലിൽ മോതിരം ഇട്ടു.
aval viralil mothiram ittu.
She wore a ring on her finger.
All Malayalam words for “ring”
- മോതിരം (mothiram) — Ring. An ornament worn on the finger.
- കിലുങ്ങുക (kilunguka) — Ring, jingle.
- കൊക്ക (kokka) — Hook, ring, precipice, abyss.
- ആഴി (azhi) — Sea, ocean, burning fire, pyre, pond, ring.
- അന്തര്വലയം (antharvalayam) — Inner ring, inner circle.
- കണ്ണി (kanni) — A link of a chain, small ring, connection.
- പവിത്രവിരല് (pavithraviral) — The finger on which the 'pavitra' ring is worn.
- ബാലകം (balakam) — Finger ring, bracelet, hair at the end of an elephant's tail, horse's tail, hair.
- വളയം (valayam) — Metal ring.
kilunguka is the verb for a bell ringing or bangles jingling, antharvalayam is an inner circle, kanni a link of a chain, and pavithraviral the finger on which a sacred ring is worn.
Common questions
How do you say ring in Malayalam?
Say മോതിരം (mothiram) for a finger ring.
Which word is used when a phone rings?
കിലുങ്ങുക (kilunguka), the verb for ringing or jingling.