Doze in Malayalam
Doze is ചാമ്പുക (chaambuka) in Malayalam, to nod off into a light sleep. Oddly, the same verb also means to send water through a hose, so context decides. It is a colloquial verb rather than a literary one.
Most common translation
Doze, send water through a hose pipe.
ചെടികൾക്ക് വെള്ളം ചാമ്പുക.
chedikalkku vellam chaambuka.
Pour water on the plants.
Dictionary entry
- ചാമ്പുക (chaambuka) — Doze, send water through a hose pipe.
Only ചാമ്പുക (chaambuka) is listed, so the sole thing to keep apart is its two unrelated senses.
Common questions
How do you say doze in Malayalam?
Say ചാമ്പുക (chaambuka).
Why does it also mean hosing water?
It is simply one word carrying two unrelated senses, settled by context.