Squall in Malayalam
A squall is കാറ്റും കോളും (kattum kolum), a compound that names a sudden burst of wind, the kind that arrives before a Kerala thunderstorm. It is a rural and traditional expression rather than a meteorological term. Four syllables, joined as one word.
Most common translation
Squall.
വൈകുന്നേരം കാറ്റും കോളും തുടങ്ങി.
vaikunneram kattum kolum thudangi.
A squall started in the evening.
Dictionary entry
- കാറ്റും കോളും (kattum kolum) — Squall.
This is the only entry here. Weather bulletins prefer a descriptive phrase about strong winds, so you will meet കാറ്റും കോളും (kattum kolum) more often in older writing and village speech than on television.
Common questions
How do you say squall in Malayalam?
കാറ്റും കോളും (kattum kolum), a sudden squall of wind.
Is it the word used in forecasts?
Rarely. Forecasts describe strong winds in plain terms; കാറ്റും കോളും (kattum kolum) belongs to older and more local usage.