Sieve in Malayalam
അരിപ്പ (arippa) is the sieve, the kitchen implement for sifting flour or straining a liquid. The same root gives the verb for sifting.
Most common translation
Sieve.
അമ്മ മാവ് അരിപ്പ കൊണ്ട് അരിച്ചു.
amma maavu arippa kondu arichu.
Mother sifted the flour with a sieve.
Dictionary entry
- അരിപ്പ (arippa) — Sieve.
It covers the household sieve and strainer; a large industrial screen would be described rather than named with arippa.
Common questions
How do you say sieve in Malayalam?
Use അരിപ്പ (arippa).
Is the same word used for a strainer?
Yes. The one word covers both in Kerala kitchens.