Songs in Malayalam
The plural is പാട്ടുകൾ (paattukal), songs, the form you see on cassette covers, playlists and school programme sheets. It is the ordinary plural of the word for song, with nothing formal about it. Three syllables, clipped at the end.
Most common translation
Songs, pieces of music that are sung; tunes with words.
എനിക്ക് പഴയ പാട്ടുകൾ ഇഷ്ടമാണ്.
enikku pazhaya paattukal ishtamaanu.
I like old songs.
All Malayalam words for “songs”
- പാട്ടുകൾ (paattukal) — Songs, pieces of music that are sung; tunes with words.
- ഈണം പകരുക (eanampakaruka) — Give tunes to songs, set music to songs.
- കളിയാട്ടം (kaliyattam) — Play, fun, amusement, a temple ritual accompanied by songs.
- ഗീതകൃതി (geethakrithi) — A book of songs.
- പാടുക (paaduka) — Sing (songs), praise or flatter.
പാടുക (paaduka) is the verb to sing, ഈണം പകരുക (eanampakaruka) is the phrase for setting songs to tunes, and ഗീതകൃതി (geethakrithi) is a songbook, so only the first entry is the plural noun itself.
Common questions
How do you say songs in Malayalam?
പാട്ടുകൾ (paattukal), the plural of the word for song.
How do I say to sing songs?
പാടുക (paaduka) is the verb to sing, and it takes പാട്ടുകൾ (paattukal) as its object.