Meditate in Malayalam
Of the words listed, ചിന്തിക്കുക (chinthikkuka) comes closest to meditate, though it really means to think, ponder or reflect. സ്മരിക്കുക (smarikkuka) is dwelling on something in the mind, nearer to recollecting. Neither is the technical verb for sitting in meditation.
Think, ponder, reflect, meditate, contemplate.
അവൻ കുറേ നേരം ചിന്തിച്ചു.
avan kure neram chinthichu.
He thought for a long time.
All Malayalam words for “meditate”
- ചിന്തിക്കുക (chinthikkuka) — Think, ponder, reflect, meditate, contemplate.
- സ്മരിക്കുക (smarikkuka) — Remember, recollect, think, meditate.
chinthikkuka is thinking a matter over and smarikkuka is calling something to mind; the spiritual practice itself is named by its own noun rather than by these verbs.
Common questions
How do you say meditate in Malayalam?
The nearest listed verb is ചിന്തിക്കുക (chinthikkuka), to think deeply or reflect.
Does chinthikkuka mean the same as the English meditate?
Not quite. It stops at thinking carefully, so meditation as a practice needs a word that is not among these options.