Pulverize in Malayalam
പൊടിക്കുക (podikkuka) is to pulverize, to reduce something to powder, from the word for dust or powder. In the kitchen it is what you do to pepper, and in speech it is also used for smashing something up.
Most common translation
Pulverize, reduce to powder; (idm.) destroy, shatter.
കുരുമുളക് ഉരലിൽ നല്ലതുപോലെ പൊടിക്കുക.
kurumulaku uralil nallathupole podikkuka.
Grind the pepper well.
All Malayalam words for “pulverize”
- പൊടിക്കുക (podikkuka) — Pulverize, reduce to powder; (idm.) destroy, shatter.
- പൊടിയാക്കുക (podiyakkuka) — Pulverize, reduce to powder, destroy, undermine.
- മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) — Inflict heavy blows, torture, persecute, pulverize, press.
പൊടിയാക്കുക (podiyakkuka) says the same thing with a causative shape and leans a little more towards destruction. മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) is to beat or torture, with pulverize a loose English gloss rather than its real sense.
Common questions
How do you say pulverize in Malayalam?
പൊടിക്കുക (podikkuka).
Is it used in cooking?
Yes. Grinding spices to a powder is described with പൊടിക്കുക (podikkuka).