Store-room in Malayalam
കലവറ (kalavara) is the store room of an old Kerala house, where rice and provisions were kept. Say ka-la-va-ra. It belongs to the vocabulary of the big family house, along with its granary and its kitchen.
Most common translation
Store-room (for foodstuff) concealment, reservation.
അമ്മ കലവറ തുറന്ന് അരി എടുത്തു.
amma kalavara thurannu ari eduthu.
Mother opened the store-room and took out rice.
Dictionary entry
- കലവറ (kalavara) — Store-room (for foodstuff) concealment, reservation.
The entry also records senses of concealment and of holding something in reserve, both of which grew out of the locked room itself.
Common questions
How do you say store-room in Malayalam?
A store room is കലവറ (kalavara).
Is kalavara still used?
In older houses and in writing about them, yes. A storeroom in a flat is more likely to be called by the English word.