Triangle in Malayalam
A triangle is ത്രികോണം (thrikonam), the three-corner word, thri for three and konam for angle. Every Kerala schoolchild meets it in geometry class, and it carries over to a triangle of land or a love triangle without changing shape. Four syllables, even stress.
Most common translation
Triangle.
ബോർഡിൽ ടീച്ചർ ഒരു ത്രികോണം വരച്ചു.
bordil teecchar oru thrikonam varachu
The teacher drew a triangle on the board.
All Malayalam words for “triangle”
- ത്രികോണം (thrikonam) — Triangle.
- ഭുജം (bhujam) — Arm, branch, a side of a triangle, branch of a tree, trunk of an elephant.
ഭുജം (bhujam) is one side of a triangle among its many meanings, which include an arm and an elephant's trunk, so it names a part and not the figure.
Common questions
How do you say triangle in Malayalam?
Triangle is ത്രികോണം (thrikonam).
What is the word for a side of a triangle?
ഭുജം (bhujam), which also means arm and branch, is used for a side in geometry.