Pot in Malayalam
കലം (kalam) is the pot, the round cooking vessel of clay or metal that Kerala kitchens are built around. An earthen pot or jar is താഴി (thazhi).
Most common translation
Pot. The round cooking pot of clay or metal.
കലത്തിൽ ചോറ് വേവുന്നു.
kalathil choru vevunnu.
Rice is cooking in the pot.
All Malayalam words for “pot”
- കലം (kalam) — Pot. The round cooking pot of clay or metal.
- അഞ്ജലി (anjali) — Holding the palms of the hands together (in salutation), a vessel(pot) for holding water.
- താഴി (thazhi) — Earthen pot, basin.
- പാത്ര (pathra) — Pert. to pot, vessel, etc.
- പാനി (paani) — Drinking water, a concentrated form of toddy, thick jaggery, a pot for gathering toddy.
- പൂച്ചട്ടി (poochatti) — Flower pot.
- പൊട്ടക്കലം (pottakkalam) — Broken earthen pot.
- പൊന്കലശം (ponkalasham) — Golden pot, pot made of gold.
- മണ്കലം (mankalam) — Earthen pot.
poochatti is a flower pot and pottakkalam a broken earthen pot, while pathra is an adjective relating to vessels, so all three are narrower than the plain word.
Common questions
How do you say pot in Malayalam?
കലം (kalam).
How do you say flower pot?
പൂച്ചട്ടി (poochatti).