Grope in Malayalam
Groping for something in the dark is തപ്പിനോക്കുക (thappinokkuka), a compound built on feeling about and trying. The picture behind it is a hand moving over a surface, so it fits hunting for a switch at night.
Most common translation
Feel with the hand, grope (in the dark).
ഇരുട്ടിൽ അവൻ താക്കോൽ തപ്പിനോക്കി.
iruttil avan thakkol thappinokki.
He groped for the key in the dark.
All Malayalam words for “grope”
- തപ്പിനോക്കുക (thappinokkuka) — Feel with the hand, grope (in the dark).
- പരതുക (parathuka) — Grope about, look for, search for.
thappinokkuka is feeling with the hand, while parathuka is groping about or rummaging in search of something, used also of searching through papers or a bag.
Common questions
How do you say grope in Malayalam?
തപ്പിനോക്കുക (thappinokkuka), to feel about with the hand.
Which word suits searching through things?
parathuka, to grope about, rummage or look for something.