Swimming in Malayalam
The only entry is the compound നീന്തല്ക്കുളം (neenthalkkulam), a swimming pool: the word for swimming joined to the word for a tank or pond. The second half is the ordinary word for the temple tanks and village ponds where Kerala children learnt to swim. The compound itself belongs to the newer world of built pools.
നീന്തല്ക്കുളം (neenthalkkulam)
Swimming pool.
സ്കൂളിൽ പുതിയ നീന്തല്ക്കുളം ഉണ്ട്.
skoolil puthiya neenthalkkulam undu.
There is a new swimming pool at school.
Dictionary entry
- നീന്തല്ക്കുളം (neenthalkkulam) — Swimming pool.
Swimming on its own is not a headword here; it is the verbal noun of the verb to swim, which is listed separately.
Common questions
How do you say swimming in Malayalam?
This list gives only the compound for a swimming pool, നീന്തല്ക്കുളം (neenthalkkulam); the activity is named from the verb to swim.
What is a swimming pool called?
നീന്തല്ക്കുളം (neenthalkkulam).