Add in Malayalam

To add is കൂട്ടുക (koottuka) in Malayalam, the verb used for putting more of something in, for including a person in a list and for adding numbers in arithmetic. Cooks, clerks and schoolchildren all use it. It is two easy syllables, koot-tuka.

Most common translation

കൂട്ടുക (koottuka)

To add, to put in, to include.

ചായയിൽ ഒരു സ്പൂൺ പഞ്ചസാര കൂട്ടൂ.

chaayayil oru spoon panchasaara koottoo

Add one spoon of sugar to the tea.

All Malayalam words for “add”

ചേർക്കുക (cherkkuka) is to join one thing on to another, മായംചേര്‍ക്കുക (maayamcherkkuka) is to adulterate, പൊത്തുക (pothuka) is an old verb for covering and for feeding a fire, and തീർച്ചയായും (theerchayaayum) is an adverb of emphasis rather than a verb.

Common questions

How do you say add in Malayalam?

കൂട്ടുക (koottuka), whether you are adding salt, adding a name or adding figures.

When is cherkkuka the better choice?

When something is attached or appended to an existing thing, such as adding a clause to a document.