Borrow in Malayalam
കടംവാങ്ങുക (kadamvanguka) is to borrow, a compound of kadam, debt, and vanguka, to take or buy. The picture is of taking something on debt, which is why it fits borrowed money best of all. Say ka-dam-vaan-gu-ka, with the long aa in the middle.
Borrow.
അയൽക്കാരനിൽ നിന്ന് പഞ്ചസാര കടംവാങ്ങുകയാണ്.
ayalkkaaranil ninnu panchasaara kadamvangukayaanu
She is borrowing sugar from the neighbour.
All Malayalam words for “borrow”
- കടംവാങ്ങുക (kadamvanguka) — Borrow.
- കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) — Wow, an exclamation of surprise or admiration; Malayalis say kollam, and younger speakers also borrow vau.
kadamvanguka is the real verb for borrowing; kollaam is listed here only because of the English wording about younger speakers borrowing a word, and it means something quite different, an exclamation of approval.
Common questions
How do you say borrow in Malayalam?
Borrow is കടംവാങ്ങുക (kadamvanguka).
Does kadamvanguka work for borrowing a book?
It is used most naturally of money and goods taken on credit; for a book people more often say they took it and will return it.