Extinguish in Malayalam
Putting out a fire is തീ കെടുത്തുക (thee keduthuka), a two-word phrase in which the first word means fire and the second means to cause to go out. This is the practical, everyday expression. Both th sounds are unaspirated.
Extinguish, put out.
അഗ്നിശമന സേന വേഗം തീ കെടുത്തി.
agnishamana sena vegam thee keduthi.
The fire brigade quickly put out the fire.
All Malayalam words for “extinguish”
- തീ കെടുത്തുക (thee keduthuka) — Extinguish, put out.
- പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) — Separate, server, tighten, twist the strands to make rope, remove burning firewood and extinguish fire, collect.
തീ കെടുത്തുക is the direct phrase for extinguishing a fire, while പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) is a broad verb about separating and twisting that touches extinguishing only in the specific act of pulling burning firewood apart.
Common questions
How do you say extinguish in Malayalam?
തീ കെടുത്തുക (thee keduthuka), literally to put the fire out.
Can the fire word be dropped?
The second element on its own means to cause something to go out and is used for lamps and lights, so the fire word is there to make the object explicit.