Thumb in Malayalam
പെരുവിരല് (peruviral) is the thumb, literally the big finger. The same word names the big toe, so Malayalam adds the word for hand or foot when it matters. You hear it everywhere, from children counting fingers to a clerk asking for a thumb impression.
Most common translation
Thumb, toe.
കല്ലിൽ തട്ടി പെരുവിരല് വേദനിച്ചു.
kallil thatti peruviral vedanichu.
My big toe hurt after hitting a stone.
Dictionary entry
- പെരുവിരല് (peruviral) — Thumb, toe.
Because പെരുവിരല് (peruviral) serves for both thumb and big toe, a sentence about a hurt one usually names the limb first to head off confusion.
Common questions
How do you say thumb in Malayalam?
പെരുവിരല് (peruviral), the big finger, is the word for the thumb.
How do you say thumb impression?
Speakers join പെരുവിരല് (peruviral) to the word for mark or seal, with the thumb part unchanged.