Rivers in Malayalam
None of these entries is the plural of river. ത്രിവേണി (thriveni) is the confluence of three rivers, and in Indian usage the meeting of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati at Prayag.
The confluence of three rivers; the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati near Prayag (Allahabad).
ത്രിവേണി മൂന്നു നദികളുടെ സംഗമമാണ്
thriveni moonnu nadikalude samgamamanu
Triveni is the confluence of three rivers.
All Malayalam words for “rivers”
- ത്രിവേണി (thriveni) — The confluence of three rivers; the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati near Prayag (Allahabad).
- പുതുവെള്ളം (puthuvellam) — Water collected in rivers, wells, etc. after fresh rains.
- ഭൂപടം (bhoopadam) — Map; a drawing of a place or country showing roads, rivers and borders.
- സംഗമിക്കുക (samgamikkuka) — Join together (as of rivers), engage in sexual act, unite.
samgamikkuka is the verb for rivers joining, puthuvellam the fresh water that fills rivers and wells after the first rains, and bhoopadam merely a map; for rivers in the plain sense Malayalam adds its plural ending to the word for river.
Common questions
How do you say rivers in Malayalam?
Not with any of these. The plural is formed by adding the Malayalam plural ending to the word for river.
What does thriveni mean exactly?
The meeting point of three rivers, used above all of the confluence at Prayag.