Winnow in Malayalam
To winnow is ചെറുക (cheruka), the verb for tossing grain so the chaff blows away. Say cheruka with a soft ch and a light final syllable. It belongs to the vocabulary of threshing floors and paddy, and it also means to scatter or separate.
Most common translation
Scatter, winnow, separate chaff from the grain.
അമ്മ മുറ്റത്ത് നെല്ലു ചെറുകയാണ്.
amma muttathu nellu cherukayaanu
Mother is winnowing paddy in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “winnow”
- ചെറുക (cheruka) — Scatter, winnow, separate chaff from the grain.
- തെള്ളുക (thelluka) — Press, crush, winnow, sift.
- വീശല് (veeshal) — Blowing of wind, etc., casting (the net), winnow, whirl, wave (eg. the hand, as to bid farewell).
തെള്ളുക (thelluka) is pressing, crushing and sifting rather than winnowing proper, and വീശല് (veeshal) is the noun for the fanning motion that does the work.
Common questions
How do you say winnow in Malayalam?
Winnow is ചെറുക (cheruka).
What is the fanning action called?
വീശല് (veeshal), the noun for blowing, fanning and casting, which covers the sweep of the winnowing basket.