Tooth-pick in Malayalam
പല്ലുകുത്തി (pallukuthi) is the toothpick, a compound of the words for tooth and poking. There is no competing word for it, and the compound is as ordinary in Malayalam as the thing is on a restaurant table. Four light syllables with the doubled l of the tooth element.
Most common translation
Tooth-pick.
മേശമേൽ ഒരു പല്ലുകുത്തി ഉണ്ട്.
meshamel oru pallukuthi undu.
There is a toothpick on the table.
Dictionary entry
- പല്ലുകുത്തി (pallukuthi) — Tooth-pick.
In older texts the same formation could name a person who picks teeth, but in modern use പല്ലുകുത്തി (pallukuthi) is simply the object.
Common questions
How do you say tooth-pick in Malayalam?
പല്ലുകുത്തി (pallukuthi), literally a tooth poker.
Is the word used inside other compounds?
Rarely. പല്ലുകുത്തി (pallukuthi) is already a compound and almost always stands alone.