Vine in Malayalam
Neither entry is the plain word for a vine or creeper. പൂങ്കൊടി (poonkodi) is a flowering vine in poetic usage, and the same compound serves as praise for a graceful woman. Say poon-ko-di.
Beautiful flag, flower vine, beautiful woman.
മുറ്റത്തെ പൂങ്കൊടിയിൽ പൂക്കൾ വിരിഞ്ഞു.
muttathe poonkodiyil pookkal virinju.
Flowers bloomed on the flower vine in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “vine”
- പൂങ്കൊടി (poonkodi) — Beautiful flag, flower vine, beautiful woman.
- മഞ്ജരി (manjari) — Bunch of flowers, a tender bunch, climbing vine, holy basil, name of a Dravidian metre, bouquet.
മഞ്ജരി (manjari) is a spray or bunch of blossoms and only touches the sense of a climbing plant; the short everyday word for a creeper is not in this list.
Common questions
How do you say vine in Malayalam?
A flowering vine is പൂങ്കൊടി (poonkodi), though the word is poetic; the plain word for a creeper does not appear here.
Why does the word also mean a beautiful woman?
Classical poetry compares a slender woman to a flowering creeper, and the compound kept that figurative sense beside the literal one.