Volcano in Malayalam

അഗ്നിപര്‍വ്വതം (agniparvvatham) is a volcano, literally a fire mountain. Say ag-ni-par-va-tham. School geography introduces it and news reports about eruptions keep it.

Most common translation

അഗ്നിപര്‍വ്വതം (agniparvvatham)

Volcano, lava.

ആ ദ്വീപിൽ ഒരു അഗ്നിപര്‍വ്വതം ഉണ്ട്.

aa dveepil oru agniparvvatham undu.

There is a volcano on that island.

Dictionary entry

The dictionary gloss adds lava, but the word names the mountain; molten rock has its own term built on the word for melting.

Common questions

How do you say volcano in Malayalam?

Volcano is അഗ്നിപര്‍വ്വതം (agniparvvatham).

Are there volcanoes in Kerala?

No. The word reaches Malayalam through textbooks and news, which is why it keeps its formal Sanskrit shape.