Hide in Malayalam

To hide is ഒളിക്കുക (olikkuka). Children playing use it, and so does a news report about someone hiding from the police; it covers hiding yourself and hiding a thing.

Most common translation

ഒളിക്കുക (olikkuka)

Hide, be hidden, remain unseen, conceal.

കുട്ടികൾ മേശയുടെ പിന്നിൽ ഒളിക്കുകയാണ്.

kuttikal meshayude pinnil olikkukayaanu

The children are hiding behind the table.

All Malayalam words for “hide”

Watch out for the noun sense, since an animal's hide is തുകല്‍ (thukal) or ചര്‍മ്മം (charmmam). പമ്മുക (pammuka) is to hide by crouching or sneaking, പതുക്കുക (pathukkuka) to conceal by pressing down, പൊത്തുക (pothuka) to cover over, പൊടിയിടുക (podiyiduka) to hide the truth from someone, and തിരസ്കരിക്കുക (thiraskarikkuka) mainly means to reject.

Common questions

How do you say hide in Malayalam?

ഒളിക്കുക (olikkuka) for the verb; for an animal's hide the noun is തുകല്‍ (thukal).

Which word is the leather hide?

തുകല്‍ (thukal) in everyday use, with ചര്‍മ്മം (charmmam) as its formal Sanskritic counterpart, which also means skin.