Slope in Malayalam
A slope is ചെരിവ് (cheriv), the noun for an incline or a tilt. It works for a hillside, a roof and the lean of a wall. Two syllables, ending in the clipped v that Malayalam likes at the end of nouns.
Most common translation
Slope, bent, inclination.
മലയുടെ ചെരിവ് നിറയെ പുല്ലാണ്.
malayude cheriv niraye pullaanu
The slope of the hill is full of grass.
All Malayalam words for “slope”
- ചെരിവ് (cheriv) — Slope, bent, inclination.
- കോട്ടം (kottam) — Bend, slope, curve, defect, fault, grief.
- ചെരിക്കുക (cherikkuka) — Incline, slope.
- ചെരിയുക (cheriyuka) — Slope down, die (said of an elephant), bend, turn.
- പ്രവണം (pravanam) — Downward slope, inclination, being interested.
ചെരിക്കുക (cherikkuka) and ചെരിയുക (cheriyuka) are the verbs for sloping and inclining, കോട്ടം (kottam) mixes bend with defect and grief, and പ്രവണം (pravanam) is a downward slope in a formal register.
Common questions
How do you say slope in Malayalam?
ചെരിവ് (cheriv) for the noun.
How do I say the land slopes down?
Use the verb ചെരിയുക (cheriyuka), which means to slope down or bend away.