Bath in Malayalam
Malayalam prefers the verb here: കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka) is to bathe, to wash the body, to take a bath, and it is used several times a day in Kerala. Say ku-lik-ku-ka. There is no need for a separate noun, since the verb carries the whole idea.
Most common translation
Bathe, wash the body, take a bath.
ഞാന് രാവിലെ തണുത്ത വെള്ളത്തില് കുളിക്കും.
njaan raavile thanutha vellathil kulikkum.
I bathe in cold water in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “bath”
- കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka) — Bathe, wash the body, take a bath.
- അവഗാഹം (avagaham) — Deep knowledge, bath.
- ആടല് (adal) — Shaking, dancing, swinging, bath.
- തോര്ത്തുക (thorthuka) — Dry, wipe water from the body with a towel after bath.
- തോർത്ത് (thorthu) — Towel. A cloth used to dry the body after a bath.
കുളിക്കുക is taking a bath, തോര്ത്തുക (thorthuka) is drying off with a towel afterwards, and അവഗാഹം (avagaham) is an old literary word that also means deep knowledge.
Common questions
How do you say bath in Malayalam?
Use the verb കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka), to take a bath.
How do you say drying yourself after a bath?
തോര്ത്തുക (thorthuka), to wipe the water off.