Crystal in Malayalam
Crystal in Malayalam is സ്ഫടികം (sfadikam), the word used of clear quartz and of crystal glass. It appears in descriptions of crystal-clear water and in the names of crystal beads and lamps. The term has a slightly elevated feel.
Most common translation
Glass, crystal, sun-stone, camphor.
മേശയിൽ ഒരു സ്ഫടികം പാത്രം ഉണ്ട്.
meshayil oru sfadikam paathram undu.
There is a crystal vessel on the table.
All Malayalam words for “crystal”
- സ്ഫടികം (sfadikam) — Glass, crystal, sun-stone, camphor.
- പളുങ്ക് (palunk) — Crystal, glass.
- ഭാസുരം (bhaasuram) — Crystal, the medicine costus.
palunk is the homelier word, used as much for ordinary glass as for crystal, while bhaasuram reaches crystal only as a secondary sense beside a plant medicine.
Common questions
How is crystal said in Malayalam?
Use സ്ഫടികം (sfadikam) for crystal.
Which word would you use for plain glass?
പളുങ്ക് (palunk) serves there, covering glass as well as crystal.