Crumble in Malayalam
പൊടിയുക (podiyuka) is to crumble into powder, what a dry biscuit or old plaster does. It is po-di-yu-ka, built on the word for powder. It stretches to mean being destroyed as well.
Most common translation
Become powder, crumble, be destroyed.
ഉണങ്ങിയ ഇല കൈയില് വെച്ചപ്പോള് പൊടിഞ്ഞു
unangiya ila kaiyil vechappol podinju
The dry leaf crumbled when held in the hand.
All Malayalam words for “crumble”
- പൊടിയുക (podiyuka) — Become powder, crumble, be destroyed.
- ഉടയുക (udayuka) — Break, crack, crumble.
പൊടിയുക (podiyuka) is crumbling to powder, while ഉടയുക (udayuka) is breaking or cracking, which can leave the pieces large, so the two are not the same.
Common questions
How do you say crumble in Malayalam?
പൊടിയുക (podiyuka).
What is the difference from udayuka?
ഉടയുക (udayuka) is breaking or cracking in general, while പൊടിയുക (podiyuka) means falling apart into powder or crumbs.