Handful in Malayalam
A handful is ഒരുപിടി (orupidi) in Malayalam, literally one grasp. Cooks use it of rice, flour or spices measured by hand. It also carries the loose sense of a small quantity.
Most common translation
A handful, a little.
അവൾ ഒരുപിടി അരി കോഴിക്ക് ഇട്ടു
aval orupidi ari kozhikku ittu
She threw a handful of rice to the hen.
All Malayalam words for “handful”
- ഒരുപിടി (orupidi) — A handful, a little.
- മുഷ്ടി (mushti) — Fist, sword-hilt, a handful, pilfering.
orupidi is a handful as a measure, while മുഷ്ടി (mushti) is the closed fist and only by extension the amount it holds.
Common questions
How do you say handful in Malayalam?
ഒരുപിടി (orupidi) means a handful or a little.
Which word means fist?
മുഷ്ടി (mushti), the clenched fist, also used of a sword hilt.