Elope in Malayalam

To elope is ഒളിച്ചോടുക (olichoduka) in Malayalam, literally hiding and running, from olich, in hiding, and oduka, to run. It is the ordinary word in news reports and in gossip alike.

Most common translation

ഒളിച്ചോടുക (olichoduka)

Abscond, elope.

ഒളിച്ചോടുക ഒരിക്കലും ഒരു പരിഹാരമല്ല.

olichoduka orikkalum oru parihaaramalla.

Eloping is never a solution.

All Malayalam words for “elope”

ഒളിച്ചോടുക (olichoduka) and ഒളിച്ചുപോവുക (olichupovuka) both mean to abscond or elope; the first, with its running, is the more common and the more urgent, while the second simply says going away in secret.

Common questions

How do you say elope in Malayalam?

Use ഒളിച്ചോടുക (olichoduka), the verb for running away in secret.

Does olichoduka always mean a couple running away?

No. It covers absconding of any kind, including someone slipping away from home or from the police, and the romantic sense comes from context.