Taste in Malayalam
രുചി (ruchi) is taste in both English senses: the flavour on the tongue and the liking behind a choice. Praise for food in Kerala usually begins with it, and the matching verb is രുചിക്കുക (ruchikkuka), to taste or try something.
Most common translation
Taste, relish, interest, appetite, joy, lustre, colour, ray.
അമ്മയുടെ കറിക്ക് നല്ല രുചിയാണ്.
ammayude karikku nalla ruchiyaanu.
Mother's curry has a great taste.
All Malayalam words for “taste”
- രുചി (ruchi) — Taste, relish, interest, appetite, joy, lustre, colour, ray.
- ചുവ (chuva) — Taste, unpleasant taste, flavour.
- രുചിക്കുക (ruchikkuka) — Taste, to try the flavour of food; to have a particular flavour.
- സ്വാദ് (swaad) — Taste, relish, flavour.
- രസം (rasam) — One of the bodily substances, taste, liking, aptitude, pleasure, one of the nine sentiments or expressions, essence, juice, the chemical element mercury, semen, poison, vigour, molten ghee, tongue.
- ഇനി (ini) — Taste sweet, be tasty.
- ഉപ്പുരസം (uppurasam) — Saltish taste.
- ഉപ്പ് (uppu) — Salt. The white seasoning added to food; also the salty taste.
- കയ്പുള്ള (kaypulla) — Bitter, having a sharp unpleasant taste like bitter gourd or medicine; harsh in flavour.
- കയ്പ്പുള്ള (kaippulla) — Bitter, having a sharp unpleasant taste; also harsh or painful in feeling.
- കയ്പ്പ് (kaypp) — Bitter taste.
- കലിപ്പ് (kalippu) — Unpleasant taste, asperity, porosity.
- ചവര്ക്കുക (chavarkkuka) — Have an acrid taste or bitter taste.
- ജന്മവാസന (janmavaasana) — Inborn taste, instinct, natural taste or interest.
- തീക്ഷ്ണം (theekshnam) — Heat, sharpness, pungency, bitter taste.
- പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka) — Turn sour, taste sour; (idm.) despise.
- പുളിപ്പന് (pulippan) — Sour, having sour taste.
- പുളിയുള്ള (puliyulla) — Sour, having a sharp acidic taste like lemon or raw mango; tart.
- പുളിരസം (pulirasam) — Sourness, sour taste.
- മധുരിക്കുക (madhurikkuka) — Taste sweet, be pleasant, be delicious, be hearty.
- രസാന്തരം (rasaantharam) — A different taste or interest, another taste.
ചുവ (chuva) leans towards a taste that is off or odd, സ്വാദ് (swaad) is a north Indian synonym heard in cities, and രസം (rasam) is a far broader classical word.
Common questions
How do you say taste in Malayalam?
രുചി (ruchi) for the noun, രുചിക്കുക (ruchikkuka) for the verb.
Does it also mean a liking for something?
Yes. രുചി (ruchi) covers interest and appetite, so a taste for music takes the same word.