Snuff in Malayalam
Snuff is പൊടി (podi), the general word for powder, which covers snuff when the context is tobacco. Malayalam does not give snuff a word of its own; it is simply the powder you take. Two syllables, clipped at the end.
Most common translation
Small grain, powder, dust, snuff.
മേശയിൽ നിറയെ പൊടി ഉണ്ട്.
meshayil niraye podi undu.
The table is full of dust.
All Malayalam words for “snuff”
- പൊടി (podi) — Small grain, powder, dust, snuff.
- ഡപ്പി (dappi) — Small box with a lid (eg. snuff box).
ഡപ്പി (dappi) is the small lidded box that holds it, not the substance, so the two words pair up rather than compete.
Common questions
How do you say snuff in Malayalam?
പൊടി (podi), the word for powder, understood as snuff where tobacco is meant.
Is there a separate word for snuff tobacco?
Speakers normally say the word for tobacco together with പൊടി (podi) to make the meaning explicit.