Mince in Malayalam
Mincing meat or vegetables is കൊത്തിയരിയുക (kothiyariyuka), a compound verb built from chopping and slicing. It describes the repeated knife work of reducing something to small pieces, exactly what mincing is. Say ko-thi-ya-ri-yu-ka, with light th.
Chop, mince, cut into pieces.
സാമ്പാറിന് ഉള്ളി ചെറുതായി കൊത്തിയരിയുക.
saambaarinu ulli cheruthaayi kothiyariyuka.
Chop the onion finely for the sambar.
All Malayalam words for “mince”
- കൊത്തിയരിയുക (kothiyariyuka) — Chop, mince, cut into pieces.
- മുറിക്കുക (murikkuka) — Cut, slice, fragment, mince, assert, bring to an end.
കൊത്തിയരിയുക (kothiyariyuka) is the specific chopping-small verb for the kitchen. മുറിക്കുക (murikkuka) is the general verb for cutting anything through, from a rope to a conversation, so it does not by itself imply fine pieces.
Common questions
How do you say mince in Malayalam?
Use കൊത്തിയരിയുക (kothiyariyuka), to chop something into small pieces.
Can I use it for mincing words?
No, that English idiom does not carry over. The Malayalam verb is literal kitchen vocabulary.