Six in Malayalam
Six is ആറ് (aaru), two short syllables. It is also the word for a river, which Malayalis distinguish by context alone, and both are written the same way. Children learn it in the counting chain, and it keeps its shape when it heads a compound.
Most common translation
Six, the number 6.
രാവിലെ ആറു മണിക്ക് എഴുന്നേൽക്കും.
raavile aaru manikku ezhunnelkkum.
I get up at six in the morning.
Dictionary entry
- ആറ് (aaru) — Six, the number 6.
The identical-looking word for river is a true homograph here, so the number sense is settled by what you are counting.
Common questions
How do you say six in Malayalam?
ആറ് (aaru), the numeral 6.
Does Malayalam have its own digit for six?
Yes, the traditional Malayalam numeral exists, but Kerala writes 6 in Arabic digits in everyday use.