Terrace in Malayalam
മട്ടുപ്പാവ് (mattuppavu) is the flat terrace on a Kerala house, the concrete roof where clothes dry and the family sits out in the evening. House advertisements use it as a selling point.
Most common translation
Balcony, terrace.
വീട്ടിൽ പുതിയ ഒരു മട്ടുപ്പാവ് പണിതു.
veettil puthiya oru mattuppavu panithu
A new terrace was built at the house.
All Malayalam words for “terrace”
- മട്ടുപ്പാവ് (mattuppavu) — Balcony, terrace.
- മണിമേട (manimeda) — Storeyed mansion adorned with gems, terrace adorned with gems, mansion, palatial house.
മണിമേട (manimeda) belongs to poetry: a jewelled terrace on a mansion, not a working roof.
Common questions
How do you say terrace in Malayalam?
മട്ടുപ്പാവ് (mattuppavu).
Is a terraced house the same word?
No. മട്ടുപ്പാവ് (mattuppavu) is the roof terrace; a storeyed building is named separately.