Peck in Malayalam
When a bird strikes at something with its beak, Malayalam says കൊത്തുക (kothuka). The verb is broader than the English peck, taking in biting, nibbling and even carving on stone or metal. Say ko-thu-ka.
Most common translation
Peck, bite, cut, play with pebbles, drink (toddy), engrave (on stone, metal things etc.)carve.
കോഴി നെല്ല് കൊത്തുന്നു.
kozhi nellu kothunnu.
The hen is pecking at the paddy.
All Malayalam words for “peck”
- കൊത്തുക (kothuka) — Peck, bite, cut, play with pebbles, drink (toddy), engrave (on stone, metal things etc.)carve.
- കൊറിക്കുക (korikkuka) — Eat nuts or grains one by one, peck.
കൊറിക്കുക (korikkuka) is the eating sense only, picking up grains or nuts one at a time, so it suits a hen at feed but not a woodpecker at a tree.
Common questions
How do you say peck in Malayalam?
Peck is കൊത്തുക (kothuka).
Which word fits a hen pecking at grain?
കൊറിക്കുക (korikkuka), which describes picking food up grain by grain.