Girl · Tamil
Malarkodi
மலர்க்கொடிSay it MUH-lar-ko-di
- Meaning today
- Flowering vine, flower creeper
- Original meaning
- "malar (flower) joined with koṭi (creeper): a flowering creeper" Tamil Lexicon, p. 1133
- Say it
- MUH-lar-ko-di
- Written
- மலர்க்கொடி
- Other spellings
- Malarkodhi
Malarkodi
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Malarkodi meaning
Malarkodi (மலர்க்கொடி) is a Tamil girl's name.
Malar (flower) joined with koṭi (creeper): a flowering creeper
Also used to mean: flowering vine, flower creeper
Malarkodi (மலர்க்கொடி) joins malar, "flower", with koṭi, "creeper". The Tamil Lexicon defines malar as a full-blown flower and koṭi first as a creeper or climbing plant, with many other senses including a banner or flag. Tamil poetry often likens a slender young woman to a flowering creeper, and names on the same pattern include Poongodi and Mullaikodi. Malarkodi is a traditional girl's name in Tamil Nadu.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1133 · entry koṭi¹ (கொடி) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, malar (மலர்), p. 3102 · Tamil Lexicon, koṭi (கொடி), p. 1133
How the name is built
- Malar மலர்: full-blown flower, blossom
Tamil Lexicon 3102 - Kodi கொடி: creeper, climbing plant; banner
Tamil Lexicon 1133
Spellings
Malarkodi · Malarkodhi