Leave in Malayalam

When leave means to go away from a place, Malayalam says വിട്ടുപോവുക (vittupovuka). For leave from work or school the word is quite separate: അവധി (avadhi), a holiday or a day off. Both are heard every day in Kerala.

Most common translation

വിട്ടുപോവുക (vittupovuka)

Leave, depart.

അവൻ നാളെ നാട് വിട്ടുപോവുന്നു.

avan naale naadu vittupovunnu.

He is leaving the village tomorrow.

All Malayalam words for “leave”

vittupovuka and pokuka describe departing, nirggamikkuka is a formal going out, vittukodukkuka is to concede or hand over, thyajikka is to abandon, and avadhi is leave in the sense of time off.

Common questions

How do you say leave in Malayalam?

വിട്ടുപോവുക (vittupovuka) when it means leaving a place.

How do you ask for leave from work?

Use അവധി (avadhi), the word for leave or a day off.