Massaging in Malayalam
Massaging is ഉഴിച്ചില് (uzhichil) in Malayalam, the word Ayurvedic clinics use for oil massage and rubbing down. It names the activity rather than the person doing it. Say u-zhi-chil, with the retroflex zh sound of Malayalam.
Most common translation
Rubbing, massaging, stroking.
മുത്തശ്ശിക്ക് ദിവസവും എണ്ണ ഉഴിച്ചില് വേണം.
muthashikku divasavum enna uzhichil venam.
Grandmother needs an oil massage every day.
All Malayalam words for “massaging”
- ഉഴിച്ചില് (uzhichil) — Rubbing, massaging, stroking.
- തോണി (thoni) — Boat, trough or cistern or tub (for bathing, massaging, etc.).
- നവര (navara) — A kind of medicinal paddy, used in massaging.
ഉഴിച്ചില് (uzhichil) is the massage itself, while തോണി (thoni) is the wooden trough used during treatment and നവര (navara) a medicinal paddy used in it.
Common questions
How do you say massaging in Malayalam?
ഉഴിച്ചില് (uzhichil) covers massaging, rubbing and stroking.
What is നവര (navara)?
A medicinal variety of paddy used in massage treatment.