Hardness in Malayalam
കട്ടി (katti) names hardness or solidity in everyday Malayalam, and the same noun doubles as the weight used on a pair of scales. The double t is held slightly, which is what separates it from similar-looking words.
Hardness, solidity, weight used for weighing.
ഈ പലകയ്ക്ക് നല്ല കട്ടിയുണ്ട്.
ee palakaykku nalla kattiyundu.
This plank is quite thick and hard.
All Malayalam words for “hardness”
- കട്ടി (katti) — Hardness, solidity, weight used for weighing.
- ഈട് (eedu) — Strength, hardness, security, durability, endurance, pledge, close texture, pawn.
- ഉറപ്പ് (urapp) — Rigidity, strength, stability, hardness.
- പരുഷത (parushatha) — Roughness, harshness, hardness, crudeness.
- ചെകിടടപ്പ് (chekidadapp) — Hardness of hearing hearing impairment.
ഉറപ്പ് (urapp) is firmness and stability, what makes a wall or a promise hold, while പരുഷത (parushatha) is harshness of manner or texture; ഈട് (eedu) is strength and durability, and ചെകിടടപ്പ് (chekidadapp) is narrowly about hardness of hearing.
Common questions
What is hardness in Malayalam?
കട്ടി (katti), the word for hardness or solidity in a substance.
Which word fits the hardness of water or metal?
കട്ടി (katti) is what speakers reach for; ഉറപ്പ് (urapp) would suggest structural firmness instead.