Sour in Malayalam
Sour is പുളിയുള്ള (puliyulla), literally having sourness, the taste of lime or raw mango. It is the adjective you put in front of a noun, as in sour curd. The puli part is the same one that names tamarind.
Most common translation
Sour, having a sharp acidic taste like lemon or raw mango; tart.
ഈ മാങ്ങ ഒരുപാട് പുളിയുള്ളതാണ്.
ee maanga orupaadu puliyullathaanu.
This mango is very sour.
All Malayalam words for “sour”
- പുളിയുള്ള (puliyulla) — Sour, having a sharp acidic taste like lemon or raw mango; tart.
- പുളിപ്പന് (pulippan) — Sour, having sour taste.
- എരിശ്ശേരി (erissery) — A curry without any sour ingredient.
- പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka) — Turn sour, taste sour; (idm.) despise.
- പുളിരസം (pulirasam) — Sourness, sour taste.
പുളിപ്പന് (pulippan) is a near twin used of things that have turned sour, പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka) is the verb to go sour, and പുളിരസം (pulirasam) is the noun sourness. എരിശ്ശേരി (erissery) is a Kerala dish defined by having no sour ingredient at all.
Common questions
How do you say sour in Malayalam?
പുളിയുള്ള (puliyulla) is the adjective for sour or tart.
How do you say that milk has turned sour?
Use the verb പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka), which means to turn or taste sour.