Eat in Malayalam
Everyday Malayalam says തിന്നുക (thinnuka) for eat, the plain verb used of snacks, fruit and food in general. It is the form you will hear at home and in shops. Note that eating a full rice meal has its own verb in the list.
Most common translation
Eat, spend, chew betel.
കുട്ടികൾ മാമ്പഴം തിന്നുകയാണ്.
kuttikal maampazham thinnukayaan.
The children are eating mangoes.
All Malayalam words for “eat”
- തിന്നുക (thinnuka) — Eat, spend, chew betel.
- അശിക്കുക (ashikkuka) — Eat(food).
- ഉണ്ണുക (unnuka) — Eat, devour, eat cooked rice, drink milk, honey, etc.
- ഞണ്ണുക (nannuka) — Eat (contemptuous term).
- ഭക്ഷിക്കുക (bhakshikkuka) — Eat; (idm.) rob, swallow.
- ഭുജിക്കുക (bhujikkuka) — Eat, enjoy, consume.
- അകത്താക്കുക (akaththakkuka) — Swallow, eat, consume, confine, imprison.
- കഴിക്കുക (kazhikkuka) — Finish, kill, eat, get on, conduct, manage, perform.
- കഴിച്ചു (kazhichu) — Eaten, the past form of kazhikkuka, to eat; consumed as food.
- നുകരുക (nukaruka) — Appreciate, enjoy, eat, drink or sip with pleasure, kiss.
- ഊണു കഴിക്കുക (oonu kazhikkuka) — Have a meal, eat food, dine.
- കപ്പുക (kappuka) — Gulp, eat as dogs do.
- കൊറിക്കുക (korikkuka) — Eat nuts or grains one by one, peck.
- രുചികരമായ (ruchikaramaaya) — Delicious, tasty, very pleasant to eat.
ഉണ്ണുക (unnuka) is eating cooked rice, അശിക്കുക (ashikkuka), ഭക്ഷിക്കുക (bhakshikkuka) and ഭുജിക്കുക (bhujikkuka) are formal or literary, അകത്താക്കുക (akaththakkuka) means to swallow or consume, and ഞണ്ണുക (nannuka) is contemptuous.
Common questions
How do you say eat in Malayalam?
Use തിന്നുക (thinnuka) in ordinary speech.
Which verb is used for eating a rice meal?
ഉണ്ണുക (unnuka), which refers to eating cooked rice.