Wool in Malayalam
ഊര്ണ്ണം (oornnam) is the classical word for wool and also for thread. It comes from Sanskrit and turns up in writing and in compounds rather than in a shop.
Most common translation
Wool, thread.
ഊര്ണ്ണം കൊണ്ട് അമ്മ സ്വെറ്റർ നെയ്തു.
oornnam kondu amma swettar neythu
Mother knitted a sweater from wool.
All Malayalam words for “wool”
- ഊര്ണ്ണം (oornnam) — Wool, thread.
- പൂട (pooda) — The down of birds, wool, fine soft hair.
- പഞ്ഞി (panji) — Cotton wool.
പഞ്ഞി (panji) is cotton wool, not sheep's wool, and പൂട (pooda) is the soft down of birds, so neither can stand in.
Common questions
How do you say wool in Malayalam?
Wool is ഊര്ണ്ണം (oornnam).
What would people say in a shop?
They name the woollen article instead, usually the word for a woollen blanket, rather than asking for oornnam.