Salt in Malayalam
Salt is ഉപ്പ് (uppu), one of the basic words of the language, used for the substance and for the salty taste. കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu) is rock salt and പൊടിയുപ്പ് (podiyuppu) is salt in powder form.
Most common translation
Salt. The white seasoning added to food; also the salty taste.
കറിയിൽ ഉപ്പ് കുറവാണ്.
kariyil uppu kuravanu.
There is too little salt in the curry.
All Malayalam words for “salt”
- ഉപ്പ് (uppu) — Salt. The white seasoning added to food; also the salty taste.
- അതിരസം (athirasam) — Extreme sweetness, salt.
- അക്ഷാരലവണം (aksharalavanam) — Natural salt, rock salt, food item without artificial salt.
- അഷ്ടചൂര്ണ്ണം (ashta choornnam) — Powdered mixture of eight ingredients such as dried ginger, pepper, rock salt, etc.
- കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu) — Rock(mineral) salt.
- പൊടിയുപ്പ് (podiyuppu) — Salt in powder form.
athirasam is a sweet with salt oddly listed among its senses, and aksharalavanam is the natural rock salt of Ayurvedic texts.
Common questions
How do you say salt in Malayalam?
ഉപ്പ് (uppu).
What is rock salt in Malayalam?
കല്ലുപ്പ് (kalluppu), literally the stone salt.