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
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”
- ഹസ്തം (hastham) — Hand, yardstick, support, signature.
- കൈ (kai) — Hand, the part of the body at the end of the arm, used for holding and working; arm, the limb from the shoulder to the hand, in everyday Malayalam the same word covers arm and hand.
- അടയ്ക്കുക (adaykkuka) — To pay, to settle a bill or a fee, to hand over money; paid, gave the money due, settled a bill or fee; listed here as the verb to pay; shut; to close a door, window or lid, to close a shop for the day.
- അരകൈ നോക്കുക (arakai nokkuka) — Make a slight attempt, try a hand.
- ഉറുമാല് (urumal) — Kerchief (for tying round the head), hand kerchief.
- എടുത്തു (eduthu) — Took, picked up, carried; past tense of edukkuka, to take; picked; took up with the hand, lifted. Also chose or selected something.
- ഏന്ത് (enth) — Lameness, carrying in the hand, carrying, bearing.
- ഏല്പ്പിക്കുക (elppikkuka) — Entrust, engage, hand over, hit, cast, inflict.
- കയ്യോങ്ങുക (kayyonguka) — Raise up the hand.
- കൈക്കരുത്ത് (kaikkaruth) — Strength of the hand, bodily strength, muscular power.
- കൈമുതല് (kaimuthal) — Cash in hand, ready money, investment.
- കൈയ്യൊപ്പ് (kaiyyopp) — Signature, impression of the hand.
- കൈവശം (kaivasham) — In hand, in possession.
- കൊടുക്കുക (kodukkuka) — Gives, the form of kodukkuka, to give; to hand over or provide something to someone.
- തപ്പിനോക്കുക (thappinokkuka) — Feel with the hand, grope (in the dark).
- താലം (thaalam) — Palmyra (fruit), plate, platter, beating time, bolt, palm of the hand.
- തൊടുക (thoduka) — Touch, to put the hand on something; to make contact with.
- പക്കല് (pakkal) — Near at hand, on one's person, on a side or wing.
- പതാക (pathaaka) — Flag, banner, flag post, signal, a sign of the hand, a part of a drama or play, a sub-plot that extends all through the play.
- പിടിക്കുന്നു (pidikkunnu) — Holds, grips, keeps in the hand; the present form of pidikkuka.
- ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട (bandhappetta) — Related, connected, having to do with the matter in hand; associated; connected with something, related, linked to a person or matter.
- മടവി (madavi) — Woman, hand - maid.
- മാടിവിളിക്കുക (maadivilikkuka) — Beckon with the hand.
- മുന്നിരിപ്പ് (munniripp) — Previous balance in hand, cash in hand.
- മുന്കൈ (munkai) — Fore arm, leadership, the upper hand, supremacy.
- വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കുക (vittukodukkuka) — Leave, surrender, yield, concede, remit, hand over rights to another.
- വിരലുകൾ (viralukal) — Fingers, the fingers of the hand.
- വിരൽ (viral) — Finger, one of the five parts at the end of the hand, also a toe in common speech.
- വീശല് (veeshal) — Blowing of wind, etc., casting (the net), winnow, whirl, wave (eg. the hand, as to bid farewell).
- സഹായിക്കുന്നു (sahaayikkunnu) — Helping; giving help or a hand to someone; in English helping also means one serving of food; helps; the present form of sahaayikkuka, to help or assist, to be of use.
- സ്റ്റോക്ക് (stokku) — Stock, the goods a shop has on hand, the supply in store; also a share in a company.
- ഹസ്തദാനം (hasthdaanam) — Shaking hands, lending a helping 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.