Thatching in Malayalam
മേച്ചില് (mechil) is the noun for thatching, the yearly job of relaying coconut leaf on a roof before the monsoon, and it also covers the grazing of cattle. മേയല് (meyal) is the same idea and extends to tiling.
Most common translation
Thatching roof, grazing cattle.
വീടിന്റെ മേച്ചില് ഈ ആഴ്ച തീരും.
veedinte mechil ee aazhcha theerum.
The thatching of the house will finish this week.
All Malayalam words for “thatching”
- മേച്ചില് (mechil) — Thatching roof, grazing cattle.
- മേയല് (meyal) — Thatching or tiling (the roof).
Use മേയല് (meyal) when the roof gets tiles rather than leaf; മേച്ചില് (mechil) stays closer to thatch.
Common questions
How do you say thatching in Malayalam?
മേച്ചില് (mechil), or മേയല് (meyal) when roofing in general is meant.
When is thatching done in Kerala?
Before the southwest monsoon, when palm-leaf roofs are relaid; the work itself is മേച്ചില് (mechil).