Grinding in Malayalam
The act of grinding is അരപ്പ് (arappu) in Malayalam. It names what happens when spices, rice or coconut are ground into a paste, so it comes up constantly in cooking. The ground paste itself can be spoken of the same way.
Most common translation
Act of grinding.
ദോശയ്ക്കുള്ള അരപ്പ് രാവിലെ തന്നെ കഴിഞ്ഞു.
doshaykkulla arappu raavile thanne kazhinju.
The grinding for the dosa was done early in the morning.
Dictionary entry
- അരപ്പ് (arappu) — Act of grinding.
Only one option is listed, and it is the noun for the act of grinding rather than a verb.
Common questions
How do you say grinding in Malayalam?
Use അരപ്പ് (arappu), the noun for the act of grinding.
Does it refer to grinding in a factory too?
The word centres on the household grinding of food, not on machine work.