Earthen in Malayalam
Earthen appears inside compounds here rather than as a standalone adjective, and the everyday item is മണ്കലം (mankalam), an earthen pot, from the words for soil and vessel. The chillu n joins into kalam: man-ka-lam.
Earthen pot.
അമ്മ ഒരു മണ്കലം കടയിൽ നിന്ന് വാങ്ങി.
amma oru mankalam kadayil ninnu vaangi.
Mother bought an earthen pot from the shop.
All Malayalam words for “earthen”
- മണ്കലം (mankalam) — Earthen pot.
- താഴി (thazhi) — Earthen pot, basin.
- പൊട്ടക്കലം (pottakkalam) — Broken earthen pot.
മണ്കലം (mankalam) is the plain earthen cooking pot; താഴി (thazhi) is a wide-mouthed earthen jar or basin used for storage; പൊട്ടക്കലം (pottakkalam) is a broken pot, often used figuratively for something useless.
Common questions
How do you say earthen in Malayalam?
It comes in compounds; the usual one is മണ്കലം (mankalam), an earthen pot.
What is the difference between മണ്കലം and താഴി?
A മണ്കലം (mankalam) is a cooking pot, while a താഴി (thazhi) is a larger earthen jar or basin, typically for storing things.