Lose in Malayalam
Lose, in the sense of something being lost to you, is നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക (nashtappeduka). It is the neutral everyday verb for losing money, a job, a chance or a person, and it is built from the noun meaning loss. Malayalam speakers use it in both conversation and formal writing.
Lose, perish.
എന്റെ കുട നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു.
ente kuda nashtappettu.
My umbrella is lost.
All Malayalam words for “lose”
- നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക (nashtappeduka) — Lose, perish.
- തോൽക്കുക (tholkkuka) — Lose, be defeated, fail to win a game or contest.
- കളയുക (kalayuka) — Abandon, lose, throw away.
- കൊഴിയുക (kozhiyuka) — Fall down, drop down, shed, lose.
- പോകുക (pokuka) — Go, leave, depart, disappear, lose, be able.
- വാടുക (vaaduka) — Fade, become tired, lose, lustre, be sad or unhappy.
- തണുക്കുക (thanukkuka) — Grow cold, lose warmth, be chilly, feel relief, become calm or composed.
- തോല്ക്കുക (tholkkuka) — Fail, be defeated, lose in a contest.
- നിറം പോകുക (niram pokuka) — Lose colour.
- മങ്ങുക (manguka) — Become dim, lose brightness, be outshone or overwhelmed.
- മതികെടുക (mathikeduka) — Lose consciousness, be mentally confused, become silly.
- മനസ്സുമടുക്കുക (manassumadukkuka) — Be sick of, be fed up with, lose interest in.
നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക is the general verb for suffering a loss, while തോല്ക്കുക is losing a contest or being defeated. കളയുക is throwing away or discarding, കൊഴിയുക is shedding as leaves do, പോകുക and മങ്ങുക describe something going or fading, and തണുക്കുക and നിറം പോകുക are narrow, about losing warmth and losing colour.
Common questions
How do you say lose in Malayalam?
Use നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക (nashtappeduka) for losing something, and തോല്ക്കുക (tholkkuka) when you mean losing a match or an argument.
What is the verb for losing a game?
തോല്ക്കുക (tholkkuka), which means to be defeated, is the one used about matches, elections and contests of any kind.