Bend in Malayalam
വളയുക (valayuka) is the ordinary verb for bending or curving, used of a rod, a branch and figuratively of a person who gives in. All three syllables are light, va-la-yu-ka. The related adjective vazhakkamulla describes something easy to bend, that is flexible.
Most common translation
Bend, bow, turn round, besiege, surround; (fig.) yield.
ചൂടിൽ ഇരുമ്പ് വളയും.
choodil irumbu valayum.
Iron bends in heat.
All Malayalam words for “bend”
- വളയുക (valayuka) — Bend, bow, turn round, besiege, surround; (fig.) yield.
- കോട്ടം (kottam) — Bend, slope, curve, defect, fault, grief.
- മടങ്ങുക (madanguka) — Bend, return, fail.
- വളവ് (valav) — Bend, turn, crookedness; (idm.) artificiality, hypocrisy.
- ചെരിയുക (cheriyuka) — Slope down, die (said of an elephant), bend, turn.
- ആയുക (aayuka) — Bend forward, stretch out, aim, leap forward.
- കുമ്പിടുക (kumbiduka) — Bow in reverence bend the head respectfully, salute, greet.
- താഴുക (thazhuka) — Go down, descend, become less, bend down, get tired.
- വഴക്കമുള്ള (vazhakkamulla) — Flexible, easy to bend; also easily adjusted or accommodating.
- വില്ലിക്കുക (villikkuka) — Bend like a bow, get intoxicated.
valayuka is the general bend, madanguka is bending or folding back, kumbiduka is bending the head in respect, cheriyuka is bending or sloping to one side, and kottam is the bend itself as a noun.
Common questions
How do you say bend in Malayalam?
Bend is വളയുക (valayuka).
Which word do I use for bowing to someone?
kumbiduka, since it means bending the head respectfully in greeting or reverence rather than bending an object.