Expect in Malayalam
Expecting something in the sense of waiting for it is കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka). Break it as kaa-thi-rik-ku-ka, with a long first vowel and a held double k. It is the verb for expecting a guest, a bus or an exam result.
Expect, wait for, keep vigil.
അഞ്ചു മിനിറ്റ് കാത്തിരിക്കൂ.
anchu minittu kaathirikkoo.
Wait five minutes.
All Malayalam words for “expect”
- കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) — Expect, wait for, keep vigil.
- കരുതുക (karuthuka) — Consider, regard, believe, guess, expect, provide for the future, take care.
- കാക്കുക (kakkuka) — Protect, save, watch over, wait for, guard, defend, expect.
കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) is the everyday choice for expecting or waiting; കാക്കുക (kakkuka) overlaps with it but leans toward guarding and protecting; കരുതുക (karuthuka) is expect in the sense of supposing that something is so.
Common questions
What is expect in Malayalam?
കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) is the ordinary verb for expecting or waiting for something.
Which word do I use for I expect it will rain?
That sense of supposing uses കരുതുക (karuthuka); keep കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) for waiting for someone or something to arrive.