Pinch in Malayalam

A pinch, the little you can hold between two fingers, is നുള്ള് (null). Hold the double l briefly as you say it. This is the measure a Kerala cook means by a pinch of salt.

Most common translation

നുള്ള് (null)

A pinch, a bit, a very small amount.

കറിയിൽ ഒരു നുള്ള് ഉപ്പ് ചേർക്കൂ.

kariyil oru nullu uppu cherkkoo.

Add a pinch of salt to the curry.

All Malayalam words for “pinch”

പിച്ചുക (pichuka) is the verb, to pinch or nip someone; English uses one word for both, Malayalam does not.

Common questions

How do you say pinch in Malayalam?

A pinch is നുള്ള് (null).

How do you say a pinch of salt?

Name the salt in the possessive and follow it with നുള്ള് (null).