Bitter in Malayalam
കയ്പ്പുള്ള (kaippulla) describes a bitter taste, the sharpness of bitter gourd or of strong medicine, and it reaches into feelings too, as in a bitter experience. It is built from kaypp, bitterness, plus the ending ulla, having. Say kaip-pul-la, holding the pp.
Bitter, having a sharp unpleasant taste; also harsh or painful in feeling.
പാവക്ക കയ്പ്പുള്ളതാണ്.
paavakka kaippullathaanu.
Bitter gourd is bitter.
All Malayalam words for “bitter”
- കയ്പ്പുള്ള (kaippulla) — Bitter, having a sharp unpleasant taste; also harsh or painful in feeling.
- കയ്പുള്ള (kaypulla) — Bitter, having a sharp unpleasant taste like bitter gourd or medicine; harsh in flavour.
- അതിതീവ്ര (athitheevra) — Very arduous, very hard, very bitter, very intense.
- കയ്പ്പ് (kaypp) — Bitter taste.
- ചവര്ക്കുക (chavarkkuka) — Have an acrid taste or bitter taste.
- തീക്ഷ്ണം (theekshnam) — Heat, sharpness, pungency, bitter taste.
kaippulla is the adjective bitter and kaypp the bitter taste itself; chavarkkuka is the verb for tasting acrid or bitter, theekshnam is sharpness or pungency, and athitheevra means extremely intense.
Common questions
How do you say bitter in Malayalam?
Bitter is കയ്പ്പുള്ള (kaippulla).
Can kaippulla describe a bitter quarrel?
Yes, the taste word carries over to harsh or painful experiences, much as it does in English, though for sheer intensity speakers reach for theevra words instead.