Drive in Malayalam
To drive a car, bus or bike is ഓടിക്കുക (odikkuka), the causative of the verb to run — literally to make it run. The same verb serves for driving cattle or making anything move along. Driving somebody away calls for a different verb.
Most common translation
To drive, to operate a vehicle; also to make something move along.
അച്ഛൻ കാർ ഓടിക്കുന്നു.
achchan kaar odikkunnu.
Father is driving the car.
All Malayalam words for “drive”
- ഓടിക്കുക (odikkuka) — To drive, to operate a vehicle; also to make something move along.
- അകറ്റുക (akattuka) — Drive away, remove, alienate.
- ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka) — Drive out, put down, unload, cultivate the field, gulp down, swallow, cure poisoning of snakebite, publish (look, magazine).
- തുരത്തുക (thurathuka) — Drive away, make one go away, make one flee.
- ദൂരീകരിക്കുക (dooreekarikkuka) — Remove, drive off to a distance, eliminate.
ഓടിക്കുക (odikkuka) is driving a vehicle, തുരത്തുക (thurathuka) and അകറ്റുക (akattuka) are driving away or chasing off, ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka) is driving out and unloading, and ദൂരീകരിക്കുക (dooreekarikkuka) is driving something off to a distance.
Common questions
How do you say drive in Malayalam?
To drive is ഓടിക്കുക (odikkuka).
How do I say drive it away, as of a stray dog?
തുരത്തുക (thurathuka) is to drive away or make something flee.