Wig in Malayalam
A wig is തിരിപ്പന് (thirippan), false hair worn over one's own. Theatre and film costume talk uses it. The doubled pp is clipped.
Most common translation
Wig, false hair used by women, periwig, peruke.
അവർ നാടകത്തിൽ തിരിപ്പൻ ധരിച്ചു.
avar naadakathil thirippan dharichu.
She wore a wig in the play.
All Malayalam words for “wig”
- തിരിപ്പന് (thirippan) — Wig, false hair used by women, periwig, peruke.
- കബരി (kabari) — Braided hair, false hair, wig.
തിരിപ്പന് (thirippan) is a wig as such, while കബരി (kabari) covers braided and false hair, a wig included.
Common questions
How do you say wig in Malayalam?
തിരിപ്പന് (thirippan), a wig or false hair.
Which word refers to braided hair?
കബരി (kabari), braided hair and by extension false hair.