காய்கறிகள்
The English phrase "vegetables" is translated into Tamil as காய்கறிகள்.
The term காய்கறி is used to refer to vegetables in general in formal contexts.
Did you know?
- In Tamil, the word கறி (kari) used in the compound for vegetables can also mean 'meat'.
- While English uses 'vegetables' for everything from carrots to spinach, Tamil speakers often use a completely different word, கீரை (keerai), for leafy greens, treating them as a separate food group.
- The word காய்கறி is a compound of காய்க meaning 'unripe' or 'raw' and கறி meaning 'curry'. Literally, it describes the ingredients used to make a 'raw curry'.
Examples in context
- காய்கறிகள் விலை அதிகம்.kāykarikaḷ vilai atikam.Vegetables are expensive.
- சந்தையில் புதிய காய்கறிகள் உள்ளன.cantaiyil putiya kāykarikaḷ uḷḷana.There are fresh vegetables in the market.
- உடல் ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கு காய்கறிகள் அவசியம்.uṭal ārokiyattiṟku kāykarikaḷ avasiyam.Vegetables are necessary for body health.
