Marry in Malayalam
To marry is commonly കെട്ടുക (kettuka) in spoken Malayalam, literally to tie, from the custom of tying the marriage thread. It is the verb heard in questions about whether someone is married. Being a general verb, it also means to tie and to get something built.
Tie, marry, get built, remit (money).
അവൻ പശുവിനെ മരത്തിൽ കെട്ടി.
avan pashuvine marathil ketti.
He tied the cow to the tree.
All Malayalam words for “marry”
- കെട്ടുക (kettuka) — Tie, marry, get built, remit (money).
- താലികെട്ടുക (thaalikettuka) — Wed, marry.
- മണക്കുക (manakkuka) — Smell, inhale, kiss, marry.
- ജാതകപ്പൊരുത്തം (jaathakapporutham) — Agreement of the horoscopes of a man and a woman who are going to marry, agreement of bridal horoscopes.
- പറഞ്ഞയയ്ക്കുക (paranjayaykkuka) — Send, send away, dismiss, send word, marry off.
കെട്ടുക (kettuka) is the everyday verb and താലികെട്ടുക (thaalikettuka) names the wedding act of tying the thaali; ജാതകപ്പൊരുത്തം (jaathakapporutham) is horoscope matching before a marriage, while മണക്കുക (manakkuka) and പറഞ്ഞയയ്ക്കുക (paranjayaykkuka) carry marrying only as a side sense.
Common questions
How do you say marry in Malayalam?
കെട്ടുക (kettuka) is the common verb for getting married.
Which word describes the wedding act itself?
താലികെട്ടുക (thaalikettuka), the tying of the marriage thread.