Beckon in Malayalam

Malayalam has an exact verb for beckoning: മാടിവിളിക്കുക (maadivilikkuka), calling someone with a wave of the hand. Say maa-di-vi-lik-ku-ka. The first part names the hand gesture and the second means to call.

Most common translation

മാടിവിളിക്കുക (maadivilikkuka)

Beckon with the hand.

അമ്മ കുട്ടിയെ മാടിവിളിച്ചു.

amma kuttiye maadivilichu.

Mother beckoned the child with her hand.

Dictionary entry

മാടിവിളിക്കുക (maadivilikkuka) always involves the hand, so it is the right word for summoning someone silently across a room, and it is also used figuratively of something inviting you on.

Common questions

How do you say beckon in Malayalam?

Use മാടിവിളിക്കുക (maadivilikkuka), to beckon with the hand.

Can it be used of things rather than people?

Yes, in writing: the sea or a distant hill is said to maadivilikkuka, beckoning the traveller onward.