Spectacles in Malayalam
Spectacles are കണ്ണട (kannada), a compound of the words for eye and cover, so the name describes exactly what they do. Opticians, grandmothers and schoolchildren all use it; there is no second word competing with it. Three syllables, the double n held briefly.
Most common translation
Spectacles.
എന്റെ കണ്ണട മേശമേൽ ഇരിക്കുന്നു.
ente kannada meshamel irikkunnu.
My spectacles are on the table.
Dictionary entry
- കണ്ണട (kannada) — Spectacles.
The same word serves for sunglasses when a qualifier is added, and it is the only entry here; the sense of spectacles as a grand public display is not covered.
Common questions
How do you say spectacles in Malayalam?
കണ്ണട (kannada), literally an eye-cover.
Is it the same word for glasses and sunglasses?
Yes. കണ്ണട (kannada) covers both, with a word for colour or black added when sunglasses are meant.