Trappings in Malayalam
ആനച്ചമയം (anachamayam) names something very specific: the ornamental trappings an elephant wears at a temple festival, gold caparison and all. It is not a general word for the trappings of office or wealth. It joins the words for elephant and adornment, with the long vowel at the front.
Trappings for adorning an elephant.
ഉത്സവത്തിന് ആനച്ചമയം കാണാൻ ആളുകൾ കൂടി.
ulsavathinu anachamayam kaanaan aalukal koodi.
People gathered to see the elephant trappings at the festival.
Dictionary entry
- ആനച്ചമയം (anachamayam) — Trappings for adorning an elephant.
For trappings in the figurative English sense, Malayalam uses words for show, display or outward adornment; ആനച്ചമയം (anachamayam) stays with the elephant.
Common questions
How do you say trappings in Malayalam?
The only entry is ആനച്ചമയം (anachamayam), the decorative trappings of a festival elephant.
What does it include?
The gold forehead plate along with the ornaments and cloths put on an elephant for a temple procession.