Waterfall in Malayalam
A waterfall is വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം (vellachaattam), literally the leaping of water, from the words for water and for a jump. Say vellachaattam with a doubled l and a long aa in the second half. Kerala uses it for everything from a small forest cascade to the tourist falls in the hills.
Most common translation
Waterfall.
മലയിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം ഉണ്ട്.
malayil oru cheriya vellachaattam undu.
There is a small waterfall on the hill.
Dictionary entry
- വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം (vellachaattam) — Waterfall.
The compound is transparent enough that speakers hear the leap in it, and it works equally well for a seasonal trickle and for a major fall.
Common questions
How do you say waterfall in Malayalam?
Waterfall is വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം (vellachaattam).
What does the word literally mean?
It joins the words for water and for leaping or falling, so the image is of water throwing itself down.