Boil in Malayalam

Water boiling on the stove is തിളയ്ക്കുക (thilaykkuka) in Malayalam. This is the intransitive verb, so the liquid does the boiling, and it is said thi-layk-ku-ka. A second, figurative use describes someone swelling with rage or pride.

Most common translation

തിളയ്ക്കുക (thilaykkuka)

Boil, be haughty.

പാത്രത്തിലെ വെള്ളം ഇപ്പോൾ തിളയ്ക്കുകയാണ്.

paathraththile vellam ippol thilaykkukayaanu.

The water in the pot is boiling now.

All Malayalam words for “boil”

തിളപ്പിക്കുക is the causative pair, used when a person boils something, and തിളച്ചുമറിയുക means boiling over. അവിക്കുക is closer to boiling food soft, while പൊന്നി and സ്ഫോടകം refer to a boil on the skin, a quite different sense.

Common questions

How do you say boil in Malayalam?

തിളയ്ക്കുക (thilaykkuka) is the verb for liquid coming to a boil.

How do I say I boiled the water?

Use the causative തിളപ്പിക്കുക (thilappikkuka), which is what you say when somebody boils something.