Burnt in Malayalam
വെന്ത (ventha) is the adjective you want for burnt or cooked-through food. Being a past participle of cooking, it stretches to boiled and baked as well. Say ven-tha, keeping the th soft and the n before it nasal.
Most common translation
Cooked, boiled, burnt, baked.
വെന്ത ചോറ് പാത്രത്തിൽ വിളമ്പി.
ventha choru paathrathil vilambi.
The cooked rice was served on the plate.
All Malayalam words for “burnt”
- വെന്ത (ventha) — Cooked, boiled, burnt, baked.
- ഉമിക്കരി (umikkary) — Burnt husk of paddy used for cleaning teeth.
വെന്ത (ventha) describes food that has been cooked or burnt, while ഉമിക്കരി (umikkary) is one specific thing: burnt paddy husk, once used as tooth powder.
Common questions
How do you say burnt in Malayalam?
വെന്ത (ventha), the adjective for something cooked through or burnt.
Does വെന്ത (ventha) always mean spoiled by fire?
No. It often simply means properly cooked, so context decides whether the food is done or overdone.