Hand in Malayalam

Hand, in its formal dress, is ഹസ്തം (hastham), the word also used for a yardstick measure and for a signature. Pronounce the aspirated ha clearly, has-tham. Literature, ritual and compounds favour it over kitchen talk.

Most common translation

ഹസ്തം (hastham)

Hand, yardstick, support, signature.

ഗുരു ശിഷ്യന്റെ തലയിൽ ഹസ്തം വച്ച് അനുഗ്രഹിച്ചു.

guru shishyante thalayil hastham vachu anugrahichu.

The teacher placed his hand on the student's head and blessed him.

All Malayalam words for “hand”

hastham names the hand itself, viralukal are the fingers on it, pidikkunnu describes holding something in the hand, and kodukkuka is handing something over.

Common questions

How do you say hand in Malayalam?

ഹസ്തം (hastham) is the formal word for hand.

How do you say to hand something over?

kodukkuka, to give; for handing over money adaykkuka, to pay, is used.