STEEP CLIMB UP THE HILL

Malayalam is the language of Kerala. There are variations in the manner in which it is spoken throughout the state. The Trivandrum slang popularized by Suraj Venjaramood in Malayalm films has taken it across the state. Recently I was listening to my son who had been brought up all along in Trivandrum conversing with his wife from  Central Kerala. They were discussing about the word 'THEIRI' in Malayalam. 'THEIRI' is the Trivandrum equivalent of 'INCLINE' OR A SHARP CLIMB  UP THE HILL My son said that 'THEIRI' is well known throughout Kerala and people in the whole of Kerala mention it whenever they have to speak of an incline or a sharp climb up  on a hill. Surprising was the response of the girl. She replied that  THEIRI  was alright, but it had been used by people from Trivandrum alone across the state to indicate 'INCLINE' OR A SHARP CLIMB  UP THE HILL