Foam in Malayalam
Foam on the sea, on soap or on a glass of beer is നുര (nura) in Malayalam, two short syllables, nu-ra. It is an ordinary household word with no special register about it.
Most common translation
Foam, froth, whiteness.
സോപ്പിന്റെ നുര കൈയിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു.
soppinte nura kaiyil niranju.
Soap foam filled my hand.
All Malayalam words for “foam”
- നുര (nura) — Foam, froth, whiteness.
- പതയുക (pathayuka) — Foam, froth, bubble, form lather.
- പതയ്ക്കുക (pathaykkuka) — Produce foam or froth, give off froth, shudder, to be haughty or proud.
നുര (nura) is the noun; പതയുക (pathayuka) is the verb for something foaming or frothing up, and പതയ്ക്കുക (pathaykkuka) is the causative, used when something is made to froth.
Common questions
How do you say foam in Malayalam?
Use നുര (nura), the noun for foam or froth of any kind.
Is there a verb for to foam?
Yes, പതയുക (pathayuka). You would use it for soap that foams up or a pot that froths over.