Abandon in Malayalam
The standard verb is ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക (upekshikkuka), which covers abandoning a plan, a house or a person. Pronounce the ksh as a single cluster: u-pe-kshik-ku-ka. It leans formal but is perfectly normal in speech, and court reporting about abandoned children relies on it.
Abandon, forsake, neglect, give up, divorce.
പഴയ ശീലങ്ങൾ അവൻ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു.
pazhaya sheelangal avan upekshichu.
He gave up his old habits.
All Malayalam words for “abandon”
- ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക (upekshikkuka) — Abandon, forsake, neglect, give up, divorce.
- ഇകഴുക (ikazhuka) — Abandon, despise, ignore.
- കളയുക (kalayuka) — Abandon, lose, throw away.
- ത്യജിക്ക (thyajikka) — Abandon, forsake, leave, sacrifice.
- കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) — Forsake, abandon, desert, throw away.
- കൈവെടിയുക (kaivediyuka) — Desert, forsake, abandon.
- തഴയുക (thazhayuka) — Ignore, forsake. abandon.
ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക and ത്യജിക്ക (thyajikka) are the general words, the second more literary; കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) and കൈവെടിയുക (kaivediyuka) picture letting go of a hand and suit abandoning people, കളയുക (kalayuka) is throwing something away, and തഴയുക (thazhayuka) and ഇകഴുക (ikazhuka) lean towards neglect and scorn.
Common questions
How do you say abandon in Malayalam?
ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക (upekshikkuka) is the everyday choice, used for abandoning places, plans and people.
Which word fits abandoning a friend?
കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) is the vivid one, since it literally means letting go of someone's hand and carries a sense of betrayal.