Dehusk in Malayalam
Dehusking a coconut, stripping off the fibrous outer layer, is പൊതിക്കുക (pothikkuka). It is a working word heard wherever coconuts are handled. Curiously the same verb also means to punch with the fist.
Most common translation
Dehusk coconuts, fisticuff.
തേങ്ങ പൊതിക്കുക അത്ര എളുപ്പമല്ല.
thenga pothikkuka athra eluppamalla.
Dehusking a coconut is not that easy.
Dictionary entry
- പൊതിക്കുക (pothikkuka) — Dehusk coconuts, fisticuff.
The one option covers both dehusking and striking with the fist, so the context has to make the sense clear.
Common questions
How do you say dehusk in Malayalam?
പൊതിക്കുക (pothikkuka), used of removing the husk from coconuts.
Does pothikkuka have a second meaning?
Yes, it can also mean to strike someone with the fist.