Swan in Malayalam
അരയന്നം (arayannam) is the swan, a bird Kerala knows mainly from stories, temple murals and the goddess Saraswati's mount. The word is standard in writing and in school books.
Most common translation
Swan.
കുളത്തിൽ ഒരു അരയന്നം നീന്തുന്നു.
kulaththil oru arayannam neenthunnu.
A swan is swimming in the pond.
Dictionary entry
- അരയന്നം (arayannam) — Swan.
Because swans are not local birds, the word mostly does duty for the swans and geese of fable rather than anything seen on a backwater.
Common questions
How do you say swan in Malayalam?
അരയന്നം (arayannam).
Where does the word turn up most?
In stories and verse. അരയന്നം (arayannam) appears in myth and in temple art far more often than in ordinary conversation.