Adopted in Malayalam
A legally adopted child is ദത്തെടുത്ത (dattheduttha), from the verb of taking someone in as one's own. The word stretches beyond family too, to ideas and methods that have been taken up.
Most common translation
Adopted, taken in legally as one's own child; also taken up as one's own.
അവർ ഒരു കുട്ടിയെ ദത്തെടുത്തു.
avar oru kuttiye dattheduthu.
They adopted a child.
All Malayalam words for “adopted”
- ദത്തെടുത്ത (dattheduttha) — Adopted, taken in legally as one's own child; also taken up as one's own.
- ദത്തന് (dathan) — Adopted son, Vaisya.
- ദത്തുപുത്രന് (dathuputhran) — Adopted son.
ദത്തെടുത്ത is the general participle; ദത്തുപുത്രന് (dathuputhran) and ദത്തന് name an adopted son in particular and sound older.
Common questions
How do you say adopted in Malayalam?
ദത്തെടുത്ത (dattheduttha).
Is there a separate word for an adopted son?
Yes, ദത്തുപുത്രന് (dathuputhran), though modern speech usually prefers the neutral ദത്തെടുത്ത with a word for child.