Seeds in Malayalam
There is no plain plural of the word for seed among these entries. നടുതല (naduthala) comes closest in farming use, covering the seeds, tubers and planting stock set aside for cultivation. The other entries describe things done with seeds rather than the seeds themselves.
Plants or seeds for cultivation, tubers, etc. harvested once a year, the crown of the head.
അടുത്ത കൊല്ലത്തേക്കുള്ള നടുതല അമ്മ സൂക്ഷിച്ചു.
adutha kollathekkulla naduthala amma sookshichu.
Mother kept aside the planting stock for next year.
All Malayalam words for “seeds”
- നടുതല (naduthala) — Plants or seeds for cultivation, tubers, etc. harvested once a year, the crown of the head.
- അക്ഷമാല (akshamaala) — Rosary made of seeds of Eleocarpus Ganitrus.
- മുളയിടുക (mulayiduka) — Hang up soaked seeds for germination.
- വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka) — Sow (seeds).
vithaykkuka is to sow, mulayiduka is to hang up soaked seeds so they germinate, and akshamaala is a rosary strung from the seeds of a particular tree.
Common questions
How do you say seeds in Malayalam?
The plural is formed from the ordinary singular word for seed; the entry here, നടുതല (naduthala), means planting stock.
What is the word for sowing seeds?
വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka).