Cut in Malayalam

In the kitchen and in ordinary talk, to cut is അരിയുക (ariyuka) — slicing vegetables, cutting something into pieces. The r is a quick tap of the tongue. For sawing or chopping through something tougher, the verb is അറക്കുക (Arakkuka).

Most common translation

അരിയുക (ariyuka)

Cut, cut to pieces.

അമ്മ പച്ചക്കറി അരിയുകയാണ്.

amma pachakkari ariyukayaanu.

Mother is chopping vegetables.

All Malayalam words for “cut”

അരിയുക (ariyuka) is everyday cutting and slicing, കഷണിക്കുക (kashanikkuka) and കണ്ടിക്കുക (kandikkuka) mean cut into pieces, കൊത്തിയരിയുക (kothiyariyuka) is to chop fine, കഷണങ്ങൾ (kashanangal) are the pieces left over, and കുറയ്ക്കുക (kuraykkuka) is cut in the sense of reducing.

Common questions

How do you say cut in Malayalam?

To cut or slice is അരിയുക (ariyuka).

How do I say cut costs or cut down an amount?

That is കുറയ്ക്കുക (kuraykkuka), to reduce or lower something.