Bind in Malayalam

Bind is ബന്ധിക്കുക (bandhikkuka) in Malayalam, built on a root that also gives words for relationship and connection. The four syllables run ban-dhik-ku-ka, with a soft breathy dh as in adhere. It serves both for tying something physically and for binding a person by rules or by an agreement.

Most common translation

ബന്ധിക്കുക (bandhikkuka)

Bind, tie, imprison, fasten, chain.

കയർ കൊണ്ട് പെട്ടി ബന്ധിക്കുക.

kayar kondu petti bandhikkuka.

Bind the box with a rope.

All Malayalam words for “bind”

ബന്ധിക്കുക (bandhikkuka) is the general verb, while ചങ്ങലയ്ക്കിടുക (changalaykkiduka) literally means to put in chains and is kept for chaining an animal or a prisoner.

Common questions

How do you say bind in Malayalam?

Say ബന്ധിക്കുക (bandhikkuka). It covers tying, fastening and binding in the legal sense.

When would I use ചങ്ങലയ്ക്കിടുക instead?

Only where real chains or physical restraint are involved; for a contract that binds two parties, ബന്ധിക്കുക is the verb.