Back in Malayalam

Coming or giving back is തിരികെ (thirike), the adverb for back and again, as in going back home. Three syllables, thi-ri-ke, and it is heard constantly. The back as a part of the body is an entirely different word.

Most common translation

തിരികെ (thirike)

Back, again.

അമ്മ നാളെ തിരികെ വരും.

amma naale thirike varum.

Mother will come back tomorrow.

All Malayalam words for “back”

തിരികെ is back in the sense of returning, പുറക് (purak) is the back side of the body or an object, and ചുമല്‍ (chumal) is the shoulder or load-bearing part.

Common questions

How do you say back in Malayalam?

തിരികെ (thirike) for returning, and പുറക് (purak) for the body's back.

How do you say he is coming back?

Use തിരിച്ചുവരുന്നു (thirichuvarunnu), returns or comes back.