Anoint in Malayalam
Anointing in the ceremonial sense, installing someone as king or head, is വാഴിക്കുക (vaazhikkuka). It is the verb for coronations and for formally setting a person in office.
Most common translation
Instal, appoint as administrator, set up a family, anoint as ruler or king.
ജനങ്ങൾ പുതിയ രാജാവിനെ വാഴിച്ചു.
janangal puthiya raajaavine vaazhichu.
The people crowned the new king.
All Malayalam words for “anoint”
- വാഴിക്കുക (vaazhikkuka) — Instal, appoint as administrator, set up a family, anoint as ruler or king.
- പൊത്തുക (pothuka) — Hide, cover, close; anoint the head with oil, perform oblations to the manes, add faggots to make the fire burn.
പൊത്തുക (pothuka) covers anointing the head with oil among a scatter of other meanings such as covering and closing, so it is the physical act rather than the ceremony.
Common questions
How do you say anoint in Malayalam?
വാഴിക്കുക (vaazhikkuka) for anointing someone as ruler or installing them in office.
Which word fits putting oil on your head?
പൊത്തുക (pothuka) can describe anointing the head with oil; vaazhikkuka would mean crowning someone.