Names of pulses in Malayalam from English are provided in the list below. For users who want to know food and types of items used in Kerela, this list could come handy. Or if you are looking to learn more about Kerela’s culture or simply want to learn more words in the Malayalam language, this should be helpful.
For users who do not read the Malayalam script, we have provided the Roman orthography for the easy pronunciation of the Malayalam names.
| English Names of Pulses | Malayalam Names of Pulses | Pronunciation Help |
| Pigeon peas | തുവര | Thuvara |
| Chickpeas | കടല | Kadala |
| Split Bengal gram | കടലപ്പരിപ്പ് | Kadalapparipp |
| Cowpea | വൻപയർ | Vanpayar |
| Horse gram | മുതിര | Muthira |
| Red lentils | ചുവന്ന പരിപ്പ് | Chuvanna paripp |
| Green gram | ചെറുപയര് | Cherupayar |
| White Peas | വെള്ളപ്പയര് | Vellappayar |
| Lentils | പരിപ്പ് | Paripp |
| Black gram | ഉഴുന്ന് | Uzhunnu |
