കോഴി
kōḻi/koːɻi/
The word for chicken in Malayalam is കോഴി (kōḻi).
കോഴി refers to the bird itself. If you want to specifically refer to chicken meat as food, you should use the word കോഴിയിറച്ചി.
Meaning: bird (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form of കോഴി, use കോഴികൾ.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as kōḻi.
Did you know?
- In Malayalam, the word കോഴി is used to describe someone who is a flirt or a womanizer.
- The spelling of കോഴി uses the letter ഴി, a unique Malayalam sound that does not exist in many other Indian languages.
- The word കോഴി is a close linguistic cousin to the Tamil word கோழி, showing how closely related these Southern Indian languages are.
Examples in context
- ടോമിന് പൊരിച്ച കോഴിയിറച്ചി ഇഷ്ട്ടമാണ്.Tom likes fried chicken.This sentence shows how to use കോഴി when talking about fried chicken meat.Tatoeba #7902030 by lonewolfie, translation #3419589 by Hybrid
- ഏതാണ് ആദ്യം വന്നത്, കോഴിയോ അതോ മുട്ടയോ?Which came first, the chicken or the egg?This sentence uses കോഴി in a classic philosophical question about whether the chicken or the egg came first.Tatoeba #789025 by jjrodz, translation #623300 by darinmex
- മുറ്റത്ത് ഒരു കോഴി ഓടുന്നു.muṭṭat oru koḻi ōṭunnu.A chicken is running in the courtyard.
Example conversation
Vishnu and Meera are looking at animals in a backyard.
- മീര Meeraവിഷ്ണു, ആ കോഴിയെ നോക്കൂ!Vishnu, aa kozhiye nokku!Vishnu, look at that chicken!
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuഅത് വളരെ ഭംഗിയുള്ളതാണല്ലോ.Athu valare bhangiyullathanallo.It is very beautiful, isn't it?
- മീര Meeraഅതെ, അത് നല്ലൊരു കോഴിയാണ്.Athe, athu nalloru kozhiyaanu.Yes, it is a good chicken.
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuനമുക്ക് അതിന് തീറ്റ കൊടുക്കാം.Namukku athinu theetta kodukkam.Let's feed it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chicken” translations and entries കോഴി, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries കോഴി, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
