Thorn in Malayalam
മുള്ള് (mullu) is a thorn, and the word stretches to anything thin and sharp: a fish bone, a needle, the prongs of a fork. Kerala also uses it for the points on a jackfruit rind.
Most common translation
Thorn, prickle, fish-spine, fork, needle.
നടക്കുമ്പോൾ കാലിൽ മുള്ള് കൊണ്ടു.
nadakkumpol kaalil mullu kondu.
While walking a thorn pricked my foot.
All Malayalam words for “thorn”
- മുള്ള് (mullu) — Thorn, prickle, fish-spine, fork, needle.
- പനസം (panasam) — Jack tree, jack fruit, thorn.
- ഉടക്കുക (udakkuka) — Obstruct, cause trouble, hinder, become entangled, be caught as by a thorn in the dress.
പനസം (panasam) is the jack tree and its fruit, listed here because of those points, and ഉടക്കുക (udakkuka) is the verb for getting caught on something.
Common questions
How do you say thorn in Malayalam?
മുള്ള് (mullu).
Is the same word used for a fish bone?
Yes. മുള്ള് (mullu) covers fish bones, which is how Kerala warns children at the table.