Tuft in Malayalam
A tuft is പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu), po-di-ppu, which covers a sprout, an offshoot and the small gathered bunch of fringe-work on cloth. The image behind it is something small pushing out in a cluster. It turns up in writing about weaving and about plants.
Most common translation
Offshoot, sprout, a tuft, ornamental fringe- work, offspring.
മാവിൽ പുതിയ പൊടിപ്പ് കണ്ടു.
maavil puthiya podippu kandu.
New sprouts were seen on the mango tree.
All Malayalam words for “tuft”
- പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu) — Offshoot, sprout, a tuft, ornamental fringe- work, offspring.
- ശേഖരം (shegaram) — Crest jewel, crown, branch, best of the lot, tuft of hair, collection, heap, what is gathered or collected.
ശേഖരം (shegaram) means a tuft of hair among its many senses of crest and crown, so it is the choice for a topknot rather than for a tuft of grass or thread.
Common questions
How do you say tuft in Malayalam?
Tuft is പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu).
Which word fits a tuft of hair?
ശേഖരം (shegaram), the word for crest and topknot, is the one for hair gathered in a tuft.