Adopting in Malayalam
ദത്ത് (dath) is the word for legal adoption, short and used in paperwork and in conversation alike. It covers both the act of adopting and the adoption itself.
Most common translation
Adopting (legally), adoption.
അവർ ഒരു കുട്ടിയെ ദത്ത് എടുത്തു.
avar oru kuttiye dath eduththu.
They took a child in adoption.
Dictionary entry
- ദത്ത് (dath) — Adopting (legally), adoption.
ദത്ത് (dath) belongs to the legal sense of taking a child as one's own, and not to adopting a method or a policy.
Common questions
How do you say adopting in Malayalam?
ദത്ത് (dath), the word for adoption in the legal sense.
Can I use dath for adopting a new rule?
No. It is tied to adopting a child, and adopting a method is expressed with ordinary verbs of taking up.