Gingelly in Malayalam
Gingelly is the old Indian English name for sesame, and the word given here, എള്ളുണ്ട (ellunda), is not the seed but the sweet made from it: a gingelly ball of sesame bound with jaggery. The first part is the sesame word and the second means ball. Say el-lun-da.
Gingelly ball.
അമ്മ ഇന്ന് എള്ളുണ്ട ഉണ്ടാക്കി
amma innu ellunda undaakki
Mother made gingelly balls today.
Dictionary entry
- എള്ളുണ്ട (ellunda) — Gingelly ball.
എള്ളുണ്ട (ellunda) names the sesame-and-jaggery ball sold at Kerala shops and temple festivals; the plain word for gingelly seed or oil is not among the options here, though it sits inside this compound.
Common questions
How do you say gingelly in Malayalam?
The listed word is എള്ളുണ്ട (ellunda), which is a gingelly ball rather than the seed itself.
What is a gingelly ball?
A traditional sweet of roasted sesame seeds held together with jaggery, rolled into a ball, common in Kerala shops and at festivals.