Dust in Malayalam
Dust is പൊടി (podi), the same word Malayalam uses for powder and fine grain. Two short syllables, po-di, and it is heard constantly at home, in kitchens and on roads. Context tells you whether the powder is dust, flour or snuff.
Most common translation
Small grain, powder, dust, snuff.
മേശയിൽ നിറയെ പൊടി ഉണ്ട്.
meshayil niraye podi undu.
The table is full of dust.
All Malayalam words for “dust”
- പൊടി (podi) — Small grain, powder, dust, snuff.
- കരട് (karad) — Speck, dust, small particle, mote.
പൊടി covers dust and powder alike, while കരട് (karad) is a single speck or mote, the kind that gets into an eye.
Common questions
How do you say dust in Malayalam?
പൊടി (podi) is the word for dust, powder or fine grain.
What do you call a speck of dust?
കരട് (karad), a mote or small particle.