Kiss in Malayalam
To kiss is മുത്തുക (muthuka) in Malayalam, used of a kiss given in affection. The same verb also means to smell or to fondle, a pairing Malayalam keeps in more than one word.
Most common translation
Kiss, smell, fondle.
അമ്മ കുട്ടിയെ കവിളിൽ മുത്തുകയാണ്.
amma kuttiye kavilil muthukayaanu.
Mother is kissing the child on the cheek.
All Malayalam words for “kiss”
- മുത്തുക (muthuka) — Kiss, smell, fondle.
- നുകരുക (nukaruka) — Appreciate, enjoy, eat, drink or sip with pleasure, kiss.
- മണക്കുക (manakkuka) — Smell, inhale, kiss, marry.
മണക്കുക (manakkuka) likewise puts smelling and kissing together, while നുകരുക (nukaruka) is tasting or sipping with pleasure, kissing only by extension.
Common questions
How do you say kiss in Malayalam?
മുത്തുക (muthuka) is the verb.
Why does it also mean smell?
Both acts bring the face close, and the two senses sit together in മുത്തുക (muthuka) and മണക്കുക (manakkuka).