Thatch in Malayalam
മേയുക (meyuka) is to thatch a roof, and the same verb means to graze cattle in a field. Both senses come from working over a surface: palm leaf laid across rafters, animals going over grass.
Most common translation
Thatch the roof, graze in the field by cattle.
പശുക്കൾ പാടത്ത് മേയുകയാണ്.
pashukkal paadathu meyukayaanu.
The cows are grazing in the field.
Dictionary entry
- മേയുക (meyuka) — Thatch the roof, graze in the field by cattle.
The word is the verb only. A thatched roof is described with its noun form, and the leaf used for thatching has its own name.
Common questions
How do you say thatch in Malayalam?
മേയുക (meyuka).
Why does one word mean thatching and grazing?
Because the verb is about passing over a surface and covering it, which fits leaf on a roof and cattle on a meadow alike.