Help in Malayalam

Help is ഉതവി (uthavi) in Malayalam, the noun used when asking for or offering a hand. It is short, warm and heard everywhere: u-tha-vi. Several near synonyms sit beside it.

Most common translation

ഉതവി (uthavi)

Help, support.

ആവശ്യസമയത്ത് അവൻ എനിക്ക് ഉതവി ചെയ്തു

avashyasamayathu avan enikku uthavi cheythu

He helped me in time of need.

All Malayalam words for “help”

ഉതവി (uthavi), ഒത്താശ (othaasha), തുണ (thuna) and സഹായം (sahaayam) are nouns for help, with സഹായം (sahaayam) the most formal; തുണയ്ക്കുക (thunaykkuka) and സഹായിക്കുക (sahaayikkuka) are the verbs to help, and താങ്ങ് (thaang) is physical support or a prop.

Common questions

How do you say help in Malayalam?

ഉതവി (uthavi) is the everyday noun for help.

How do you say to help someone?

സഹായിക്കുക (sahaayikkuka) is the verb to help or assist.