Look in Malayalam
The verb behind look is nokkuka, and the form you actually hear in a sentence is നോക്കുന്നു (nokkunnu), is looking or watching, said nok-kun-nu with the k doubled. It stretches to searching as well, as when you look for something you have mislaid. Look as a noun, a view or an outlook, is വീക്ഷണം (veekshanam).
Looking, watching, searching; the continuous form of nokkuka, to look.
കുട്ടി ജനലിലൂടെ പുറത്തേക്ക് നോക്കുന്നു.
kutti janaliloode puratthekku nokkunnu.
The child is looking out of the window.
All Malayalam words for “look”
- നോക്കുന്നു (nokkunnu) — Looking, watching, searching; the continuous form of nokkuka, to look.
- വീക്ഷണം (veekshanam) — Look, outlook, view, eye.
- വീക്ഷിക്കുക (veekshikkuka) — See, look, watch, observe.
- ദൃഷ്ടി (drushti) — Eye, sight, look, intelligence, knowledge, mental view, attention.
- പാര്‍ക്കുക (paarkkuka) — Live, dwell, look, see.
- പ്രദര്‍ശം (pradarsham) — View, sight, look, appearance, direction, sharp point.
- അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായി (adisthaanaparamaayi) — Basically; fundamentally, in essence, when you look at the main point.
- ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka) — Drive out, put down, unload, cultivate the field, gulp down, swallow, cure poisoning of snakebite, publish (look, magazine).
- എത്തിനോക്കുക (ethinokkuka) — Peep, peer, look inside a house or room furtively.
- കണ്ണ് (kannu) — Eye, the organ of sight, also sight or a watchful look.
- കമ്മീഷൻ (kammeeshan) — Commission, the share of money paid to an agent for a deal; also an official body appointed to look into something.
- കാണുക (kaanuka) — See, look at, meet, perceive, find out, keep in mind.
- ഡിസൈൻ (disain) — Design, a pattern, the planned shape or look of something.
- തിരയുക (thirayuka) — Look for, search for.
- ദയാകടാക്ഷം (dayaakadaksham) — Look of kindness, favour, pity, condescension.
- നടത്തി (nadathi) — Managed; the past of nadathuka, to run or look after a shop, team or office; managed to do something is kazhinju.
- നോക്കുക (nokkuka) — Looked, turned the eyes towards, gazed; listed here as the verb to look.
- പരതുക (parathuka) — Grope about, look for, search for.
- പരിപാലിക്കുക (paripaalikkuka) — Maintain. To keep something in good condition; to look after it and keep it going.
- പോറ്റുക (pottuka) — Foster, protect, sustain, look after.
- ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha) — Ugly; not pleasant to look at.
- രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്തു (roopakalppana cheythu) — Designed, planned the shape, look or layout of something; in everyday speech people say disain cheythu.
- രൗദ്രഭാവം (roudrabhaavam) — Ferocious expression, attitude or look.
- സംരക്ഷിക്കുക (samrakshikkuka) — Protect, save, look after.
നോക്കുന്നു (nokkunnu) is everyday looking and watching, while വീക്ഷിക്കുക (veekshikkuka) is formal observing and പാര്‍ക്കുക (paarkkuka) is an old word whose main sense today is to dwell. വീക്ഷണം (veekshanam), ദൃഷ്ടി (drushti) and പ്രദര്‍ശം (pradarsham) are nouns for a look, a gaze or a view, കണ്ണ് (kannu) is the eye, and ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha) means unpleasant to look at.
Common questions
How do you say look in Malayalam?
നോക്കുന്നു (nokkunnu) is the form used for looking or watching, from the verb nokkuka.
Which word means a look or a view?
വീക്ഷണം (veekshanam) for an outlook or view, and ദൃഷ്ടി (drushti) for a gaze.