Treasure in Malayalam
The usual Malayalam word for treasure, a buried or hidden hoard, is not in this list. നികരം (nikaram) is a literary word for a heap or multitude that older dictionaries gloss as treasure, and it is not what a speaker would reach for today. വഞ്ചി (vanchi) is here because one of its many senses is a treasure box.
Multitude, treasure, heap.
മുറ്റത്ത് ഉണങ്ങിയ ഇലകളുടെ നികരം കൂടി.
muttaththu unangiya ilakalude nikaram koodi
A heap of dry leaves gathered in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “treasure”
- നികരം (nikaram) — Multitude, treasure, heap.
- അഞ്ജനക്കല്ല് (anjanakkallu) — Antimony sulphate (used as medicine and for discovering theft or treasure).
- വഞ്ചി (vanchi) — A large boat, name of former Travancore state, Thiru-vanchikkulam, treasure box.
Take നികരം (nikaram) as a heap or abundance rather than treasure, and do not build a sentence about buried treasure on it.
Common questions
How do you say treasure in Malayalam?
The common noun for a hoard is missing here; നികരം (nikaram) is an old word for a heap or multitude.
What is അഞ്ജനക്കല്ല് (anjanakkallu)?
Antimony sulphate, used as a medicine and, in folk practice, for divining theft or hidden treasure.