How to Say “Sheep” in Malayalam

ചെമ്മരിയാട്
cemmariyāṭŭ/t͡ʃemːɐɾijaːɖɨ/
The Malayalam word for sheep is ചെമ്മരിയാട് (cemmariyāṭŭ).
ചെമ്മരിയാട് is the noun used to refer to the animal sheep.
Meaning: animal (noun)

Which one should you use?

While ചെമ്മരിയാട് (cemmariyāṭŭ) specifically means sheep, the word ആട് (āṭŭ) is the general term for goat and is often used as the base for many related terms.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is cemmariyāṭŭ. The IPA is /tʃemːɐɾijaːɖɨ/.

Did you know?

  • The word ചെമ്മരി used in ചെമ്മരിയാട് can also refer to a 'fly-whisk' made of yak hair used in traditional Indian ceremonies.
  • The 'wool' component of the word, ചെമ്മരി, traces its roots back to the Sanskrit word for 'yak wool'.
  • The word ചെമ്മരിയാട് literally translates to 'wool-goat'.

Examples in context

  • അവിടെ ഒരു ചെമ്മരിയാട് ഉണ്ട്.
    avide oru chemmiṟiyāṭu uṇṭu.
    There is a sheep there.

Example conversation

Two friends are looking at animals in a field.

  1. മനോജ് Manoj

    ആ ചെമ്മരിയാട് എവിടെ നിന്ന് വന്നു?
    ā chemmiṟiyāṭu evide ninnum vannu?
    Where did that sheep come from?
  2. മീര Meera

    അത് അടുത്ത പറമ്പിൽ നിന്നാണ് വന്നത്.
    atu adutha paraṃbil ninnum vannatu.
    It came from the nearby field.
  3. മനോജ് Manoj

    അത് വളരെ മനോഹരമാണ്.
    atu valare manoharamāṇu.
    It is very beautiful.
  4. മീര Meera

    അതെ, മനോജ്, അതൊരു കൊച്ചു ചെമ്മരിയാട് ആണ്.
    ate, Manoj, atuoru kochu chemmiṟiyāṭu āṇu.
    Yes, Manoj, it is a little sheep.
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