Hands in Malayalam
The plural hands is കൈകൾ (kaikal), the two hands of a person. It ends in the plural marker kal, and the ai sounds like the i in mine.
Most common translation
Hands, the two hands of a person.
ഭക്ഷണത്തിന് മുൻപ് കൈകൾ കഴുകൂ.
bhakshanatthinu munpu kaikal kazhukoo.
Wash your hands before food.
All Malayalam words for “hands”
- കൈകൾ (kaikal) — Hands, the two hands of a person.
- അഞ്ജലി (anjali) — Holding the palms of the hands together (in salutation), a vessel(pot) for holding water.
- കയ്യടി (kayyadi) — Applause, clapping of hands.
- കൈമാറുക (kaimaaruka) — Change hands, pass on, transfer from one person to another, transmit, exchange.
- കൈയ്യടി (kaiyyadi) — Clapping of hands, applause.
- കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) — Blow, strike, beat(drum etc.) make a dig at, clap (the hands), make fun of.
- കൗതുകം (kouthukam) — Interest, curiosity, joy, longing, object of wonder or curiosity, sacred band tied on the hands of the couple during marriage.
- ഡിജിറ്റൽ (dijittal) — Digital, working with numbers or electronic data; shown on a screen instead of with dials and hands.
- മാന്തുക (maanthuka) — Scratch with the nails or claws, dig with hands or hoofs.
- യോഗ്യ (yogya) — Proper, suitable, worthy, virtuous, skilful, worthy of joining hands with, well-qualified.
- ഹസ്തദാനം (hasthdaanam) — Shaking hands, lending a helping hand.
കൈമാറുക is to change hands or pass something on, while കയ്യടി and കൈയ്യടി are two spellings of the one word for clapping.
Common questions
How do you say hands in Malayalam?
കൈകൾ (kaikal), the hands of a person.
How do you say clapping?
കയ്യടി (kayyadi), also written കൈയ്യടി (kaiyyadi), meaning applause or the clapping of hands.