Yellow in Malayalam
മഞ്ഞ (manja) is yellow, named straight after turmeric, and it serves as both the colour noun and the adjective. It is also the word for jaundice in compounds.
Most common translation
Yellow, having the colour of turmeric; yellow colour.
മഞ്ഞ പൂക്കൾ വിരിഞ്ഞു.
manja pookkal virinju.
The yellow flowers have bloomed.
All Malayalam words for “yellow”
- മഞ്ഞ (manja) — Yellow, having the colour of turmeric; yellow colour.
- പീത (peetha) — Yellow coloured, drunk, soaked in water.
- മഞ്ഞപ്പൊടി (manjappodi) — Powder of turmeric, yellow powder.
പീത (peetha) is the Sanskritic form, kept for literary description and for compounds, and മഞ്ഞപ്പൊടി (manjappodi) is turmeric powder itself.
Common questions
How do you say yellow in Malayalam?
Yellow is മഞ്ഞ (manja).
Why is turmeric behind the word?
The colour took the name of the spice, so the everyday word for yellow is the household word for turmeric.