Steam in Malayalam
Steam is നീരാവി (neeraavi), literally water vapour, from the words for water and vapour. Both long vowels are held: nee-raa-vi. It serves for the steam off a cooking pot and for vapour in a physics lesson.
Most common translation
Water vapour, steam.
ചായയിൽ നിന്ന് നീരാവി ഉയരുന്നു.
chayayil ninnu neeravi uyarunnu.
Steam rises from the tea.
All Malayalam words for “steam”
- നീരാവി (neeraavi) — Water vapour, steam.
- തിരളി (thirali) — A kind of sweet cake made from flour, jaggery, etc. covered in an aromatic leaf and baked in steam.
The other entry mentions steam only in passing: തിരളി (thirali) is a leaf-wrapped cake cooked in steam.
Common questions
How do you say steam in Malayalam?
Steam is നീരാവി (neeraavi).
Is neeraavi used for mist or fog as well?
Not usually. It stays with water vapour and steam, while mist and fog have words of their own.