Measure in Malayalam
The verb to measure is അളക്കുക (alakkuka), used for cloth, land, rice and anything else checked against a scale. Its l is retroflex, made with the tongue curled back, which gives the word its Malayalam ring.
Most common translation
Measure.
കടയിൽ അയാൾ അരി അളക്കുകയാണ്.
kadayil ayaal ari alakkukayaanu.
He is measuring rice in the shop.
All Malayalam words for “measure”
- അളക്കുക (alakkuka) — Measure.
- ഉഴക്ക് (uzhakk) — A measure, quarter of a 'nazhy', a little.
- തോത് (thothu) — Measure, scale, standard, rate, criterion.
- നാഴി (nazhi) — A measure (of volume).
- വാശി (vaashi) — Obstinacy, measure, excess, surplus, cure, fire, the medicinal plant, Kotuveli.
- പ്രതിമ (prathima) — Image, idol, resemblance, symbol, measure.
- മിതപ്പെടുത്തുക (mithappeduthuka) — Moderate, limit, measure.
- അടിയളവ് (adiyalavu) — A foot measure, measurement of time by foot measurement of shadow.
- അതിമാത്രം (athimathram) — Beyond measure, over-dose.
- കോട്ട (kotta) — Fort, fortress, a measure of cereals, number.
- ക്രോശം (krosham) — Distance at which a man's call can be heard, audible distance, an old measure of distance.
- നാഴിക (naazhika) — A measure of time (equal to 24 minutes).
- പരീക്ഷകൾ (pareekshakal) — Tests. Examinations that measure knowledge or ability; medical tests are usually parishodhanakal.
- പൊലി (poli) — Heap of corn before winnowing, measure of yield or harvest, interest paid in kind, donation, light.
- മേനി (meni) — Body, shape of the body, quality, nobility, complexion, grace, measure of crops, times or fold, praise, flattery.
- യൂണിറ്റ് (yoonittu) — Unit, one single whole, one measure of something, one section of a larger body.
alakkuka is the action and യൂണിറ്റ് (yoonittu) is a unit of measurement, while ഉഴക്ക് (uzhakk), അടിയളവ് (adiyalavu) and ക്രോശം (krosham) are traditional measures you meet mainly in older texts.
Common questions
How do you say measure in Malayalam?
അളക്കുക (alakkuka) is the verb to measure.
Is alakkuka used for weighing too?
It covers measuring out quantities in general, including scooping rice by measure, and old units such as ഉഴക്ക് (uzhakk) survive in traditional recipes.