Sparrow in Malayalam
There is no exact word for sparrow on this list. ആറ്റ (atta) is given as sparrow but in practice covers any small bird, so it is a general label rather than the name of the species. Malayalam does have a dedicated word for the house sparrow, and it is not among these entries.
Most common translation
Sparrow, any small bird.
മുറ്റത്ത് ഒരു ആറ്റ പറന്നു വന്നു.
muttathu oru atta parannu vannu.
A little sparrow flew into the yard.
All Malayalam words for “sparrow”
- ആറ്റ (atta) — Sparrow, any small bird.
- കപോതം (kapotham) — Dove, pigeon, sparrow, bird.
കപോതം (kapotham) is the dove or pigeon, a larger bird altogether, and it reaches sparrow only through a loose gloss in older dictionaries.
Common questions
How do you say sparrow in Malayalam?
These entries do not give a precise match; ആറ്റ (atta) is the nearest and means any small bird.
Can kapotham be used for a sparrow?
Better not. കപോതം (kapotham) means dove or pigeon, and using it for a sparrow would confuse a listener.