Alms in Malayalam
Malayalam tends to talk about the act rather than the gift, so alms is usually reached through ഇരക്കുക (irakkuka), to beg or to beg for alms. The verb is plain and direct, i-rak-ku-ka, and it carries the sense of asking in need. The listed options name the beggar and the begging bag rather than the handout itself.
Beg, beg for alms.
ഇരക്കുക എന്നത് അവന് ഇഷ്ടമല്ല.
irakkuka ennathu avanu ishtamalla.
He does not like begging.
All Malayalam words for “alms”
- ഇരക്കുക (irakkuka) — Beg, beg for alms.
- പുരവി (puravi) — Protection, horse, stable, elephant, field, alms.
- പൊക്കണം (pokkanam) — Ruck sack, bag, bundle, begging alms.
- യാചകന് (yaachakan) — Beggar, mendicant, bhikshu, one who lives on alms.
ഇരക്കുക is the verb for begging for alms, യാചകന് (yaachakan) is the person who lives on alms, and പൊക്കണം (pokkanam) is the bundle or bag carried while begging.
Common questions
How do you say alms in Malayalam?
The idea is carried by ഇരക്കുക (irakkuka), to beg for alms; the one who lives on them is യാചകന് (yaachakan).
Is there a single noun for the gift given?
The options listed here point to the begging and the beggar instead, so a verb phrase is the safer way to put it.