Coagulation in Malayalam
Coagulation, as when blood or milk sets, is കട്ടപിടിക്കല് (kattapidikkal). The compound joins katta, a lump or clot, with pidikkal, the act of taking hold, so it describes matter gathering into clots. It belongs in medical and kitchen contexts alike.
കട്ടപിടിക്കല് (kattapidikkal)
Coagulation.
രക്തത്തിന്റെ കട്ടപിടിക്കല് വേഗം നടന്നു.
rakthathinte kattapidikkal vegam nadannu.
The coagulation of the blood happened quickly.
Dictionary entry
- കട്ടപിടിക്കല് (kattapidikkal) — Coagulation.
കട്ടപിടിക്കല് (kattapidikkal) names the process of clotting or setting into lumps, and the same word serves for blood coagulating and for a liquid thickening.
Common questions
How do you say coagulation in Malayalam?
Say കട്ടപിടിക്കല് (kattapidikkal), literally the forming of clots.
Is this word used in medical Malayalam?
Yes, it is the plain descriptive term for clotting, and it is understood as easily in a kitchen as in a clinic because katta simply means a lump.