Under-skirt in Malayalam
An under-skirt is അടിപ്പാവാട (adippavada), the word for a skirt with the element meaning beneath in front of it. Say a-dip-pa-va-da. It is the petticoat worn under a sari or a long skirt, and tailors and shopkeepers in Kerala use the word daily.
Most common translation
Under-skirt.
അടിപ്പാവാട ഞാൻ അലമാരയിൽ വെച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
adippavada njaan alamaarayil vechittundu.
I have kept the underskirt in the cupboard.
Dictionary entry
- അടിപ്പാവാട (adippavada) — Under-skirt.
The second half of the compound is the ordinary word for a skirt, so the first element is what makes it the garment worn underneath.
Common questions
How do you say under-skirt in Malayalam?
Under-skirt is അടിപ്പാവാട (adippavada).
Is this the petticoat worn with a sari?
Yes, that is exactly what അടിപ്പാവാട (adippavada) refers to in Kerala.