Word.ws English Dictionary

shield meaning in Malayalam

പരിച parica

UK/ˈʃiːld/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

British/ˈʃɪj(ə)ld/

shield in Malayalam: പരിച (parica). In English, shield means a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

Malayalam words for shield

armor
പരിച parica

English meaning of shield

  1. noun A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
  2. noun One who protects or defends.
  3. noun A featherless, flat, fleshy protuberance on the head; a frontal shield.
  4. noun A flattish patch of iridescent feathers.

Full definition of shield

shield in a sentence

  • Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
  • Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

Synonyms of shield

shield in other languages

Questions about shield in Malayalam

What is the meaning of shield in Malayalam?
Shield in Malayalam is പരിച (parica).
shield എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Shield: പരിച (parica).
What does shield mean in English?
Shield means a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shield (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-shield.ogg.

Cite this page: “shield meaning in Malayalam.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/malayalam/shield. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.