ഉമിക്കരി

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of ഉമി (umi, “husk”) +‎ കരി (kari, “charcoal/carbon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umikkɐɾi/

Noun

ഉമിക്കരി • (umikkari)

  1. rice husk ash; charcoal obtained by burning rice husks
  2. tooth powder made from charred rice husks (a traditional practice in Kerala).

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.