Jaggery in Malayalam
Of the words listed here, the one that names jaggery itself is പാനി (paani), used for thick jaggery syrup and for concentrated toddy. Pronounce it with a long first vowel, paa-ni. The other entries name things made with jaggery rather than the sweetener.
Drinking water, a concentrated form of toddy, thick jaggery, a pot for gathering toddy.
അപ്പത്തിന് പാനി ഒഴിച്ചു കഴിച്ചു.
appathinu paani ozhichu kazhichu.
We ate the appam with jaggery syrup poured over it.
All Malayalam words for “jaggery”
- പാനി (paani) — Drinking water, a concentrated form of toddy, thick jaggery, a pot for gathering toddy.
- തിരളി (thirali) — A kind of sweet cake made from flour, jaggery, etc. covered in an aromatic leaf and baked in steam.
- പായസം (payasam) — Sweet broth made of milk, sugar (jaggery)rice, etc... served in feasts, a kind of pudding.
- പൊങ്കാല (ponkaala) — Worshipping sun-god, goddesses, etc. with offering of rice boiled with jaggery, ghee, etc.
paani is the thick jaggery syrup, thirali a steamed sweet cake of flour and jaggery, payasam a sweet pudding sweetened with jaggery, and ponkaala rice boiled with jaggery as an offering.
Common questions
How do you say jaggery in Malayalam?
പാനി (paani) is the word here for thick jaggery.
What are the jaggery sweets called?
thirali is a steamed jaggery cake and payasam a jaggery or sugar pudding.