Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil தவிடு (taviṭu).
Pronunciation
Noun
തവിട് • (taviṭŭ)
- bran; the hard outer layers of cereal grain (especially rice).
Derived terms
- തവിടുപൊടി (taviṭupoṭi) (bran powder; smashed to bits)
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “തവിട് [taviṭŭ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “തവിട്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary