Poduval is a surname commonly found in the Indian state of Kerala. The word is pronounced as /poːduval/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The letter "o" is pronounced as a long vowel sound /oː/. The accent falls on the second syllable "du". The letter "u" is pronounced as /u/ and the letter "a" is pronounced as a short vowel sound /a/. The spelling of the word is derived from the Malayalam language, which is the native language of Kerala.