West in Malayalam

West is പടിഞ്ഞാറ് (padinjaaru), the direction where the sun goes down, and the word also names the western side of a place. Say padinjaaru with a long aa in the third syllable and a light ending. Kerala being a coastal strip, it is heard constantly, since the sea lies west of almost everyone.

Most common translation

പടിഞ്ഞാറ് (padinjaaru)

West, the direction where the sun sets; the western side.

സൂര്യൻ പടിഞ്ഞാറ് അസ്തമിക്കുന്നു.

sooryan padinjaaru asthamikkunnu.

The sun sets in the west.

All Malayalam words for “west”

പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ (padinjaaran) is the matching adjective, western or lying to the west, and ചരമം (charamam) touches the west only poetically, through the image of the twilight and the end of things.

Common questions

How do you say west in Malayalam?

West is പടിഞ്ഞാറ് (padinjaaru).

How do you say the western side?

With the adjective പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ (padinjaaran) before the noun, which means western or lying to the west.