Residue in Malayalam
മണ്ടി (mandi) is the residue left at the bottom, the grounds in a coffee glass or the sludge in an oil tin. It is a short native word, heard far more often than any Sanskrit equivalent, and it belongs to kitchen and workshop talk.
Most common translation
Sediment, residue, heel, foolish woman.
കാപ്പിയുടെ മണ്ടി ഗ്ലാസിൽ ബാക്കിയായി.
kaappiyude mandi glaasil baakkiyaayi
The coffee grounds were left in the glass.
All Malayalam words for “residue”
- മണ്ടി (mandi) — Sediment, residue, heel, foolish woman.
- ഊറല് (ooral) — Sediment, residue.
The same word doubles as a crude term for a foolish woman, so it is best kept to things rather than people; ooral is the narrower word for what seeps out and settles from a liquid.
Common questions
How do you say residue in Malayalam?
Say മണ്ടി (mandi) for the sediment or residue that settles at the bottom.
Is there a second word for sediment?
Yes, ഊറല് (ooral), which is tied more closely to liquid seeping and settling.