Sailing in Malayalam
Sailing is കപ്പലോട്ടം (kapplottam), a compound of the words for ship and running, so it reads as ship-running. It covers a sea voyage as readily as the sport.
Most common translation
Sailing, sea voyage.
കപ്പലോട്ടം അവന് വളരെ ഇഷ്ടമാണ്
kappalottam avanu valare ishtamaanu
He likes sailing very much.
Dictionary entry
- കപ്പലോട്ടം (kapplottam) — Sailing, sea voyage.
The word always implies a ship at sea rather than a small sailing boat on a backwater.
Common questions
How do you say sailing in Malayalam?
കപ്പലോട്ടം (kapplottam).
Does it mean the sport or the voyage?
Both. കപ്പലോട്ടം (kapplottam) covers a sea voyage and the act of sailing a ship.