Platter in Malayalam
തളിക (thalika) is the shallow metal platter, the broad dish that carries rice or sweets to the table. It is an unfussy word, as much at home in a kitchen as in a temple store room.
Most common translation
Platter, shallow plate made of metal.
അമ്മ തളികയിൽ പലഹാരം നിറച്ചു.
amma thalikayil palaharam nirachu.
Mother filled the platter with snacks.
All Malayalam words for “platter”
- തളിക (thalika) — Platter, shallow plate made of metal.
- താലം (thaalam) — Palmyra (fruit), plate, platter, beating time, bolt, palm of the hand.
- തട്ടം (thattam) — Platter or plate, veil (worn by Muslim women), long cloth tied round the waist, pond, lake.
thattam also means platter but spreads over veils, ponds and waist cloths, and thaalam leans towards the ritual tray and the palmyra fruit, so thalika is the safer choice.
Common questions
How do you say platter in Malayalam?
തളിക (thalika), a shallow metal platter.
Can thalika mean an ordinary plate too?
Yes, it is used for a metal plate as well as for a larger serving dish.