Isolate in Malayalam

To isolate someone or something is ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക (ottappeduthuka), built on the word for single or alone. It serves both for physically separating and for cutting someone off socially.

Most common translation

ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക (ottappeduthuka)

Isolate.

കൂട്ടത്തിൽ ആരെയും ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക ശരിയല്ല.

koottathil aareyum ottappeduthuka shariyalla.

It is not right to isolate anyone in the group.

Dictionary entry

ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക (ottappeduthuka) is a causative verb, so it always implies that somebody does the isolating, as when a person is left isolated by their colleagues.

Common questions

How do you say isolate in Malayalam?

ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക (ottappeduthuka) is the verb for isolating someone or something.

Is it used for medical isolation?

Yes. It covers keeping a patient apart as well as the social sense of leaving someone out.