Underground in Malayalam
This entry does not give the adjective underground but a particular thing: നിലവറ (nilavara) is an underground chamber or cellar in a house, the kind old Kerala homes kept for storing grain and valuables. Say ni-la-va-ra.
Most common translation
Underground cell (in the house).
പഴയ വീട്ടിൽ ഒരു നിലവറയുണ്ട്.
pazhaya veettil oru nilavarayundu.
There is an underground cellar in the old house.
Dictionary entry
- നിലവറ (nilavara) — Underground cell (in the house).
For underground in the general sense, a cable or a railway below the surface, Malayalam builds a phrase with the word for below the earth, which is not among these candidates.
Common questions
How do you say underground in Malayalam?
This entry gives only നിലവറ (nilavara), an underground cellar in a house, not the general adjective.
What was a nilavara used for?
Storing grain, oil and valuables in a cool dark room beneath an old house.