Timber in Malayalam
Timber is തടി (thadi), the hard wood taken from trees for building. Sawmills and carpenters use it daily. The d is retroflex, said with the tongue curled back.
Most common translation
Wood; timber, the hard material got from trees; firewood is virak and a forest is kaadu.
ഈ കസേര തടികൊണ്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയതാണ്.
ee kasera thadikondundaakkiyathaanu.
This chair is made of wood.
All Malayalam words for “timber”
- തടി (thadi) — Wood; timber, the hard material got from trees; firewood is virak and a forest is kaadu.
- കടമരം (kadamaram) — A kind of timber tree.
- തളിരം (thaliram) — Thick plank of timber, log.
- പടുമരം (padumaram) — Wild timber tree.
- മരം (maram) — Tree. A tree; the same word also means wood or timber.
തടി (thadi) is timber as material and മരം (maram) the tree and also its wood, while തളിരം (thaliram) is a thick plank or log and കടമരം (kadamaram) and പടുമരം (padumaram) are particular timber trees.
Common questions
How do you say timber in Malayalam?
തടി (thadi) is the word for timber or worked wood.
Does the word for tree also mean wood?
Yes, മരം (maram) serves for both a tree and the wood it yields.