Beg in Malayalam

Reach for യാചിക്കുക (yaachikkuka) when you need the verb for begging, the standard one for asking earnestly, whether the plea is for alms or for mercy. It opens with ya and has a long aa, yaa-chi-kku-ka. Written Malayalam prefers it, and it does not sound demeaning the way some of the alternatives do.

Most common translation

യാചിക്കുക (yaachikkuka)

Beg, request, implore.

അയാള്‍ വഴിയില്‍ നിന്ന് ഭക്ഷണം യാചിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.

aayaal vazhiyil ninnu bhakshanam yaachikkukayaayirunnu.

He was begging for food on the street.

All Malayalam words for “beg”

യാചിക്കുക (yaachikkuka) is the neutral verb. ഇരക്കുക (irakkuka) and തെണ്ടുക (thenduka) are the everyday words for begging on the street, the second quite harsh, കാലുപിടിക്കുക (kalupidikkuka) literally means grabbing someone's feet to plead, താണപേക്ഷിക്കുക (thaanapekshikkuka) is humble entreaty, and പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥിക്കുക (praarthikkuka) is really to pray.

Common questions

How do you say beg in Malayalam?

യാചിക്കുക (yaachikkuka) is the general verb for begging or imploring.

Which word describes begging for money in the street?

ഇരക്കുക (irakkuka) is the plain one; തെണ്ടുക (thenduka) says the same thing with contempt, so use it carefully.