Leap in Malayalam
Leap is കുതിക്കുക (kuthikkuka) in Malayalam, the verb for springing off the ground with force. In plainer speech people reach for ചാടുക (chaaduka), and the leap itself as a noun is ചാട്ടം (chaattam). Leap year has its own calendar word, അധിവര്ഷം (adhivarsham).
Most common translation
Leap, spring, gallop.
കുതിര വേഗത്തില് മുന്നോട്ട് കുതിക്കുകയാണ്.
kuthira vegathil munnottu kuthikkukayaanu.
The horse is galloping forward fast.
All Malayalam words for “leap”
- കുതിക്കുക (kuthikkuka) — Leap, spring, gallop.
- ചാടുക (chaaduka) — Leap, jump, be haughty, rush, come out.
- ചാട്ടം (chaattam) — Leap, jumping, anger, haughtiness, arrogance, adventure.
- തുള്ളുക (thulluka) — Dance, leap, skip, shiver, tremble.
- അധിവര്ഷം (adhivarsham) — Leap year.
- ആയുക (aayuka) — Bend forward, stretch out, aim, leap forward.
kuthikkuka and chaaduka both name the action, with the second the plainer daily choice, while thulluka suggests skipping or quivering and aayuka is a forward lunge of the body.
Common questions
How do you say leap in Malayalam?
കുതിക്കുക (kuthikkuka), or ചാടുക (chaaduka) in ordinary speech.
What is leap year in Malayalam?
അധിവര്ഷം (adhivarsham).