ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്
uruḷakkiḻaṅṅŭ/uɾuɭɐkːiɻɐŋːɨ̆/
Potato in Malayalam is ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് (uruḷakkiḻaṅṅŭ).
The term refers to the starchy vegetable plant tuber known as a potato.
Meaning: plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the element kizhangu, which means tuber or root.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is uruḷakkiḻaṅṅŭ. The IPA transcription is /uɾuɭɐkːiɻɐŋːɨ̆/.
Did you know?
- The component ഉരുള is also the root of the Malayalam verb 'uruḷuka', which means 'to roll'.
- Because potatoes were introduced to India by the Portuguese and British, the Malayalam word is a descriptive creation rather than an ancient name.
- The letter ഴ in ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് represents a retroflex approximant, a sound that is rare in other world languages and unique to a few like Malayalam and Tamil.
Examples in context
- എനിക്ക് ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് ഇഷ്ടമാണ്.enikku urulakkizhangu ishtamanu.I like potato.
- കടയിൽ ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് ഉണ്ടോ?kadayil urulakkizhangu undo?Is there potato in the shop?
Example conversation
Lakshmi and Arjun are talking in a kitchen about making dinner.
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiനമുക്ക് ഇന്ന് ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കറി ഉണ്ടാക്കാം.namukku innu urulakkizhangu upayogichu kari undakkam.Let's make a curry using potato today.
- അർജുൻ Arjunശരി, ഞാൻ ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് അരിഞ്ഞു തരാം.shari, njan urulakkizhangu arinju tharam.Okay, I will cut the potato for you.
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiഅർജുൻ, കുറച്ച് കൂടി ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് വേണോ?arjun, kurachu koodi urulakkizhangu veno?Arjun, do you want more potato?
- അർജുൻ Arjunഇല്ല, ഇത് മതി.illa, ithu mathi.No, this is enough.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “potato” translations and entries ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
