Gooseberry in Malayalam
The Indian gooseberry, the pale green fruit used in pickles and medicine, is നെല്ലിക്ക (nellikka). Kerala households know it well. Say nel-li-kka, with the double kk held briefly.
Most common translation
The Indian gooseberry (fruit).
നെല്ലിക്ക പുളിയും ചവർപ്പും ഉള്ളതാണ്.
nellikka puliyum chavarppum ullathaanu.
The Indian gooseberry is sour and astringent.
All Malayalam words for “gooseberry”
- നെല്ലിക്ക (nellikka) — The Indian gooseberry (fruit).
- ധാത്രി (dhaathri) — Earth, foster mother nurse, gooseberry tree, gooseberry.
- ത്രിഫല (thrifala) — The three medicinal fruits gooseberry, terminalia and ink-nut.
നെല്ലിക്ക (nellikka) is the fruit, ധാത്രി (dhaathri) the tree in older usage, and ത്രിഫല (thrifala) the medicinal trio in which gooseberry is one ingredient.
Common questions
How do you say gooseberry in Malayalam?
നെല്ലിക്ക (nellikka), the Indian gooseberry.
What is the tree called?
ധാത്രി (dhaathri), which names the gooseberry tree among its older meanings.