Hold in Malayalam
The hold you take on something is പിടിത്തം (piditham), from pidikkuka, to catch. It names a grip, and in sport a wrestling hold. Everyday speech also uses it for holding on and for being stubborn about a point.
Most common translation
Hold, grasp, withholding, cramp, wrestling, liking.
കയറിലെ പിടിത്തം വിടരുത്.
kayarile piditham vidaruthu.
Do not let go of your grip on the rope.
All Malayalam words for “hold”
- പിടിത്തം (piditham) — Hold, grasp, withholding, cramp, wrestling, liking.
- വഹിക്കുക (vahikkuka) — Bear, shoulder, hold, accomplish, carry; cheat, deceive.
- ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുക (ulkkolluka) — Contains; to hold or have something inside, to include; everyday speech often just says undu or adangiyirikkunnu.
- എടുക്കുക (edukkuka) — Take, to pick up, to take hold of, to get; takes, picks up, carries away; also requires, as in it takes an hour; to pick, to pick up, to take; also to choose.
- കണ്ടെത്തുക (kandethuka) — To find, to discover, to locate something that was lost or hidden; finding, discovering or locating something; getting hold of what was lost or searched for.
- കരസ്ഥമാക്കുക (karasthamakkuka) — Get hold of, possess.
- നിലകൊള്ളുക (nilakolluka) — Remain, stand for, hold on to a position firmly, work steadfastly.
- പിടിക്കുക (pidikkuka) — To catch, to take hold of, to grasp or capture.
- പിടിച്ചു (pidichu) — Caught, the past form of pidikkuka, to catch; seized, held or trapped; held, grasped, kept hold of; the past form of pidikkuka. Of a meeting or event held, Malayalam says nadatthi.
- ബന്ദിയാക്കുക (bandiyaakkuka) — Take or hold sb. hostage, take into custody, make sb. prisoner.
- വ്യവഹരിക്കുക (vyavaharikkuka) — Deal, argue, litigate, plead, hold a brief, advocate.
piditham is the hold itself and pidichu the past form held or grasped; pidikkuka is to take hold, karasthamakkuka to get hold of or obtain, and ulkkolluka to hold something inside.
Common questions
How do you say hold in Malayalam?
പിടിത്തം (piditham), a hold or grip.
How do you say to get hold of something?
karasthamakkuka, to get hold of or come to possess.