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kapok meaning in Malayalam

പഞ്ഞി paññi

/ˈkeɪpɒk/US/ˈkeɪˌpɑk/

kapok in Malayalam: പഞ്ഞി (paññi). In English, kapok means a silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.

Malayalam words for kapok

kapok
പഞ്ഞി paññi

English meaning of kapok

  1. noun A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
  2. noun A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
  3. noun A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).

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What is the meaning of kapok in Malayalam?
Kapok in Malayalam is പഞ്ഞി (paññi).
kapok എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Kapok: പഞ്ഞി (paññi).
What does kapok mean in English?
Kapok means a silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “kapok”: പഞ്ഞി. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: kapok (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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