Mosquito-coil in Malayalam

A mosquito coil is a കൊതുകുതിരി (kothukuthiri), the spiral lit at dusk to smoke insects out of a room. Shop labels use the same word, so you can ask for it by name.

Most common translation

കൊതുകുതിരി (kothukuthiri)

Mosquito-coil.

രാത്രിയിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ കൊതുകുതിരി കത്തിച്ചു.

raathriyil njangal kothukuthiri kathichu.

At night we lit a mosquito coil.

Dictionary entry

No second option is offered here, so കൊതുകുതിരി (kothukuthiri) stands on its own.

Common questions

How do you say mosquito coil in Malayalam?

It is കൊതുകുതിരി (kothukuthiri).

What exactly does the word name?

The burning coil itself, കൊതുകുതിരി (kothukuthiri), rather than the smoke or the stand.