Swinging in Malayalam
ആടല് (adal) is a broad old noun of movement: shaking, dancing, swinging, even bathing. Swinging is one sense among several, so the word rarely stands alone in modern prose.
Most common translation
Shaking, dancing, swinging, bath.
കാറ്റിൽ മരച്ചില്ലകളുടെ ആടല് കണ്ടു.
kaattil marachillakalude adal kandu.
We saw the swaying of the branches in the wind.
All Malayalam words for “swinging”
- ആടല് (adal) — Shaking, dancing, swinging, bath.
- ആട്ടുകട്ടില് (aattukattil) — Swinging cot.
- ആലോലം (aalolam) — Fickleness, unsteadiness, slight movement or swinging.
ആലോലം (aalolam) is gentle swinging and unsteadiness, and ആട്ടുകട്ടില് (aattukattil) is a swinging cot, which shows the usual way the idea is expressed, inside a compound.
Common questions
How do you say swinging in Malayalam?
ആടല് (adal) is the nearest noun, though it covers shaking and dancing too.
What is a cradle that swings called?
ആട്ടുകട്ടില് (aattukattil), a swinging cot.