Cremate in Malayalam
To cremate is ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക (dahippikkuka) in Malayalam, literally to cause to burn. It is the direct word for cremating a body after death. Funeral notices use it plainly.
Most common translation
Burn, cremate.
ഉണങ്ങിയ ഇല ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക എളുപ്പമാണ്.
unangiya ila dahippikkuka eluppamaanu.
Dry leaves are easy to burn.
All Malayalam words for “cremate”
- ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക (dahippikkuka) — Burn, cremate.
- സംസ്കരിക്കുക (samskarikkuka) — Purify, refine, process, reform, civilize, cremate or bury (dead body).
samskarikkuka is wider and more respectful, covering the performance of last rites whether the body is cremated or buried, besides senses such as to refine or to civilize.
Common questions
What is cremate in Malayalam?
Use ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക (dahippikkuka), the verb for cremating a body.
Which word covers burial as well?
സംസ്കരിക്കുക (samskarikkuka) does, since it refers to the last rites in general.