Shampoo in Malayalam
താളി (thali) is a traditional hair wash prepared from certain leaves, which is why it stands against shampoo here; it is not the bottled shampoo of a supermarket shelf. The same word also names the palmyra palm and its leaf.
Most common translation
Shampoo prepared from certain leaves, the large palmyra (or its leaf).
അമ്മ മുടി കഴുകാൻ താളി ഉപയോഗിക്കും.
amma mudi kazhukaan thali upayogikkum.
Mother uses thali to wash her hair.
Dictionary entry
- താളി (thali) — Shampoo prepared from certain leaves, the large palmyra (or its leaf).
Modern shampoo goes by its English name in Kerala and has no entry here; thali belongs to the older household practice of washing hair with leaf preparations.
Common questions
How do you say shampoo in Malayalam?
The commercial product keeps its English name. താളി (thali) is the traditional leaf-based hair wash.
What is thali made from?
Leaves prepared for washing the hair, in the older Kerala practice.