Remnants in Malayalam
Neither entry is a general word for remnants. പൊട്ടുംപൊടിയും (pottumpodiyum) names the crumbs and broken bits left after the good pieces have been taken out, a trader's word for what is not worth selling. Six beats, read as a paired compound.
പൊട്ടുംപൊടിയും (pottumpodiyum)
Very small remnants, small and defective remnants after the removal of goods pieces.
വിളവെടുപ്പിനു ശേഷം പൊട്ടുംപൊടിയും മാത്രം ബാക്കിയായി.
vilaveduppinu shesham pottumpodiyum maathram baakkiyaayi.
After the harvest only small remnants were left.
All Malayalam words for “remnants”
- പൊട്ടുംപൊടിയും (pottumpodiyum) — Very small remnants, small and defective remnants after the removal of goods pieces.
- പ്രസാദം (prasadham) — Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
പ്രസാദം (prasadham) is the blessed food handed back to devotees at a temple, which is a remnant of an offering in a strictly religious sense and never a translation of remnants in general.
Common questions
How do you say remnants in Malayalam?
There is no single general word here. പൊട്ടുംപൊടിയും (pottumpodiyum) names small, broken leftovers, usually of goods.
What is പ്രസാദം (prasadham)?
The portion of an offering given back to worshippers at a temple, received as a blessing rather than as a leftover.