Carry in Malayalam

ചുമക്കുക (chumakkuka) means to carry a load, the sort borne on the head, shoulder or back in a Kerala market. The opening sound is the ch of church, chu-mak-kuka. When carrying really means getting something delivered to a place, the verb to use is എത്തിക്കുക (ethikkuka).

Most common translation

ചുമക്കുക (chumakkuka)

Carry, to bear a load; to take something from one place to another.

അവൻ ചാക്ക് തോളിൽ ചുമന്നു.

avan chaakku tholil chumannu.

He carried the sack on his shoulder.

All Malayalam words for “carry”

ചുമക്കുക (chumakkuka) is physical carrying and താങ്ങുക (thanguka) is bearing or supporting a weight, while വഹിക്കുക (vahikkuka), ഏന്തുക (eanthuka) and പേറുക (peruka) are more formal or literary ways of bearing something. എത്തിക്കുക (ethikkuka) carries things to a destination, പ്രവഹിക്കുക (pravahikkuka) is what a river does, and ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞ (bharam kuranja) describes a light load that is easy to carry.

Common questions

How do you say carry in Malayalam?

ചുമക്കുക (chumakkuka) is the everyday verb for carrying a load.

Which word fits carrying something to a person?

എത്തിക്കുക (ethikkuka), which means to cause something to reach or to deliver it.