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anchor meaning in Malayalam

നങ്കൂരം naṅkūraṁ

/ˈæŋ.kɚ/UK/ˈæŋ.kəː/

anchor in Malayalam: നങ്കൂരം (naṅkūraṁ), അവതാരകൻ (avatārakaṉ), അവതാരിക (avatārika), നങ്കൂരമിടുക (naṅkūramiṭuka). In English, anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Malayalam words for anchor

tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom
നങ്കൂരം naṅkūraṁ
(TV) anchorman or anchorwoman
അവതാരകൻ avatārakaṉ, അവതാരിക avatārika
to hold an object to a fixed point
നങ്കൂരമിടുക naṅkūramiṭuka
to perform as a TV anchorman
അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക avatarippikkuka, അവതരണം ചെയ്യുക avataraṇaṁ ceyyuka

English meaning of anchor

  1. noun A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
  2. noun An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
  3. noun The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.).
  4. noun Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

Full definition of anchor

anchor in a sentence

  • Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

Synonyms of anchor

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Questions about anchor in Malayalam

What is the meaning of anchor in Malayalam?
Anchor in Malayalam is നങ്കൂരം (naṅkūraṁ), അവതാരകൻ (avatārakaṉ), അവതാരിക (avatārika), നങ്കൂരമിടുക (naṅkūramiṭuka).
anchor എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Anchor: നങ്കൂരം (naṅkūraṁ), അവതാരകൻ (avatārakaṉ), അവതാരിക (avatārika), നങ്കൂരമിടുക (naṅkūramiṭuka).
What does anchor mean in English?
Anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

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