Shell in Malayalam
പുറന്തോട് (puranthodu) is the shell, literally the outer skin, used of an egg shell and of the hard covering of a nut. For a seashell or an oyster shell the word is ചിപ്പി (chippi).
Most common translation
Shell.
മുട്ടയുടെ പുറന്തോട് പതുക്കെ പൊട്ടി.
muttayude puranthodu pathukke potti.
The egg's shell cracked slowly.
All Malayalam words for “shell”
- പുറന്തോട് (puranthodu) — Shell.
- തോട് (thod) — Small canal, brook, husk of fruits, shell.
- ചിപ്പി (chippi) — Small shell, mother of pearl, oyster.
- ചുരുക്കത്തില് (churukkathil) — In short, briefly, in a nut shell.
തോട് (thod) is the husk or rind of a fruit and also a brook, and churukkathil belongs to the idiom in a nutshell rather than to the object.
Common questions
How do you say shell in Malayalam?
പുറന്തോട് (puranthodu) for an egg or nut shell, ചിപ്പി (chippi) for a shell from the sea.
Is there a word here for an artillery shell?
No. These entries are all natural shells and husks.