Wing in Malayalam
Neither entry is the ordinary word for a bird's wing. പത്രം (pathram) is primarily a leaf, and from the leaf shape it stretches to a feather, a wing, a sheet of paper and a newspaper. Say pathram with a soft dental th and a clear final m.
Leaf, wing, feather, news paper, article, line, sheet, document, line made with sandalwood paste.
അച്ഛൻ രാവിലെ പത്രം വായിക്കുന്നു.
achchan raavile pathram vaayikkunnu.
Father reads the newspaper in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “wing”
- പത്രം (pathram) — Leaf, wing, feather, news paper, article, line, sheet, document, line made with sandalwood paste.
- പക്കല് (pakkal) — Near at hand, on one's person, on a side or wing.
The common spoken word for the wing of a bird or an aircraft is not among these candidates; പക്കല് (pakkal) means nearby or on one side, reaching wing only in the sense of a flank.
Common questions
How do you say wing in Malayalam?
The usual word for a bird's wing is not among these entries; പത്രം (pathram) covers wing only as an extension of leaf and feather.
How do you say the wing of a building?
Malayalam normally says the side or block, using the word for side rather than a word for wing.