Copying in Malayalam
The Malayalam word for copying is പകര്ത്തല് (pakarthal). It works as a verbal noun, so it covers copying a text out by hand as well as imitating what somebody else does. School and office speech uses it for copying material from one place to another.
Most common translation
Copying, imitating.
പരീക്ഷയിൽ പകര്ത്തല് ഒരിക്കലും അനുവദിക്കില്ല.
pareekshayil pakarthal orikkalum anuvadikkilla.
Copying is never allowed in the exam.
Dictionary entry
- പകര്ത്തല് (pakarthal) — Copying, imitating.
Only one option is listed here, and it stretches from faithful transcription to plain imitation, so the context does the narrowing.
Common questions
How do you say copying in Malayalam?
Use പകര്ത്തല് (pakarthal), the noun that covers both copying out and imitating.
Does pakarthal also mean imitating?
Yes. The same noun is used when somebody copies another person's style, work or answers.