Street in Malayalam
A street is തെരുവ് (theruvu), a town road with houses or shops along it. Say the-ru-vu, with a soft dental th. It is the plain modern word, the one in addresses and in talk about street corners.
Most common translation
Street. A road in a town with houses or shops along it; lane.
തെരുവിൽ ആളുകൾ നിറഞ്ഞു.
theruvil aalukal niranju.
The street was full of people.
All Malayalam words for “street”
- തെരുവ് (theruvu) — Street. A road in a town with houses or shops along it; lane.
- ചേരി (cheri) — Street, village, hut, slum, a party or faction, crowd, one of the two sides (blocs) in a dispute.
- തെരു, തെരുവ് (theru theruv) — Street, bazaar, path with houses on both side, an area where a particular group (of people) lives.
- നിരത്ത് (nirath) — Road, street, pavement.
- ഹട്ടം (hattam) — Market place, street.
- ഗ്രാമം (graamam) — Village, countryside, street, community.
- അങ്ങാടിതെരുവ് (angaditheruvu) — Bazaar or street with a number of shops close together, market street.
- അങ്ങാടിപ്പാട്ട് (angadippattu) — Street gossip, public scandal, widespread, rumour, bazaar talk, the talk of the town.
- അങ്ങാടിവാര്ത്ത (angadivartha) — Street talk, common talk, rumour, hearsay.
- നായ്ക്കൾ (naaykkal) — Dogs; more than one dog, the common household and street animal.
- ലൈറ്റുകൾ (laittukal) — Lights; lamps or electric bulbs, sources of illumination in a house or street.
അങ്ങാടിതെരുവ് (angaditheruvu) is a market street lined with shops and നിരത്ത് (nirath) is a road in general, while ചേരി (cheri) now suggests a slum quarter rather than an ordinary street.
Common questions
How do you say street in Malayalam?
A street is തെരുവ് (theruvu).
What is the difference between theruvu and nirath?
തെരുവ് (theruvu) implies a built-up street in a town, while നിരത്ത് (nirath) is any road, including one running through empty country.