Sickle in Malayalam
അരിവാള് (arival) is the sickle, the curved blade used for cutting grass and for harvesting, and it is the word every farmer uses. It covers the scythe as well.
Most common translation
Sickle, scythe.
കൃഷിക്കാരൻ അരിവാള് മൂർച്ച കൂട്ടി.
krishikkaaran arival moorcha kootti.
The farmer sharpened the sickle.
All Malayalam words for “sickle”
- അരിവാള് (arival) — Sickle, scythe.
- കൊയ്ത്തരിവാള് (koytharivaal) — Sickle.
- പുള്ളം (pullam) — Sickle, saw.
കൊയ്ത്തരിവാള് (koytharivaal) names the harvesting sickle explicitly, and പുള്ളം (pullam) is a rarer word that also means a saw.
Common questions
How do you say sickle in Malayalam?
Use അരിവാള് (arival).
Which word fits a harvesting sickle?
കൊയ്ത്തരിവാള് (koytharivaal), the compound with the word for reaping.