Particle in Malayalam
A tiny piece of matter is കണിക (kanika), the word for a particle or an iota. Science writing and ordinary speech both use it.
Most common translation
Drop, a small particle, an iota.
ഒരു കണിക വെള്ളം പോലും പാഴാക്കരുത്.
oru kanika vellam polum pazhakkaruthu.
Do not waste even a drop of water.
All Malayalam words for “particle”
- കണിക (kanika) — Drop, a small particle, an iota.
- ഓ എന്ന് (o ennu) — Whether, if; Malayalam has no separate word for this, the question particle -o is added to the verb and followed by ennu.
- കരട് (karad) — Speck, dust, small particle, mote.
- മണല്ത്തരി (manalthari) — Grain of sand, granulated particle of sand, sand granules.
karad is a speck of dust or a mote, manalthari a grain of sand, and the grammatical particle turns up in o ennu, where the question particle is added to the verb.
Common questions
How do you say particle in Malayalam?
കണിക (kanika).
How do you say a particle of dust?
കരട് (karad), a speck or mote.