ചോറുണ്ടോ?
Chorundo?
The English phrase "had your lunch" is expressed in Malayalam as ചോറുണ്ടോ? (Chorundo?)
ചോറുണ്ടോ? is a question used to ask if someone has eaten their midday meal.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ചോറ്, which means cooked rice.
How do you pronounce it?
Chorundo?
When do people say it?
Because rice is the staple food, asking if someone has ചോറ് is the standard way to inquire about whether they have had their main meal. In Malayalam culture, asking ചോറുണ്ടോ? (Is there rice?) is a common way to ask if someone has eaten their meal, rather than asking "Have you eaten?" directly. If someone asks you this, a common affirmative response is ഉണ്ട് (Yes/It is) and a common negative response is ഇല്ല (No/It is not).
Did you know?
- While the phrase literally asks 'Is there rice?', it functions sociality as a greeting similar to 'How are you?' in English.
- Even if someone is eating a meal consisting entirely of bread or noodles, the question ചോറുണ്ടോ? remains the standard way to ask if they have eaten.
- The phrase relies on a grammar structure where the verb 'to have' or 'to eat' is omitted entirely, leaving only the noun 'rice' and a question marker.
Examples in context
- ചോറുണ്ടോ?chorundo?Had your lunch?
- ഇപ്പോൾ ചോറുണ്ടോ?ippol chorundo?Did you have lunch just now?
- ലക്ഷ്മിക്ക് ചോറുണ്ടോ?lakshmikku chorundo?Did Lakshmi have lunch?
Example conversation
Lakshmi and Vishnu are meeting at the office during break time.
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuലക്ഷ്മി, ചോറുണ്ടോ?Lakṣmi, chōruṇḍō?Lakshmi, had your lunch?
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiഉണ്ട്, വിഷ്ണു.Uṇḍu, Viṣṇu.Yes, I have, Vishnu.
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiനിങ്ങൾക്ക് ചോറുണ്ടോ?Niṅṅaḷkk chōruṇḍō?Have you had your lunch?
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuഇല്ല, ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ കഴിക്കും.Illa, ñān ippōḷ kazzhikkum.No, I will eat now.
