Mineral in Malayalam
No listed word means mineral by itself. കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu) is rock salt, a mineral used in cooking and medicine, and സിന്ദൂരം (sindooram) is vermilion, a mineral preparation made by calcination. The general scientific term is absent from these options.
Most common translation
Rock(mineral) salt.
അമ്മ കറിയില് കല്ലുപ്പ് ഇട്ടു
amma kariyil kalluppu ittu
Mother put rock salt in the curry.
All Malayalam words for “mineral”
- കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu) — Rock(mineral) salt.
- സിന്ദൂരം (sindooram) — Vermilion, coloured powder, applied on the forehead by women in India esp. by married women, mineral preparation by calcination.
kalluppu is one particular mineral, salt from rock, while sindooram is a prepared pigment rather than a raw mineral.
Common questions
How is mineral said in Malayalam?
These words name particular minerals rather than the category; കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu) is rock salt, and the general term is not listed.
What is sindooram used for?
It is the red powder worn on the forehead, especially by married women in India.