Perceive in Malayalam
For perceive in the plain sense of taking something in through the senses, Malayalam uses കാണുക (kaanuka), the ordinary verb to see. It stretches to noticing and finding out, which is where it meets the English word. Say kaa-nu-ka.
See, look at, meet, perceive, find out, keep in mind.
ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ ജനലിൽ നിന്ന് കടൽ കാണുന്നു.
njaan ippol janalil ninnu kadal kaanunnu
I am seeing the sea from the window now.
All Malayalam words for “perceive”
- കാണുക (kaanuka) — See, look at, meet, perceive, find out, keep in mind.
- ബോധിക്കുക (bodhikkuka) — Know, like, realize, perceive, become satisfied.
ബോധിക്കുക (bodhikkuka) covers realising and coming to understand, but in current speech it usually means to like or to appeal to someone, which makes it a risky stand-in for perceive.
Common questions
How do you say perceive in Malayalam?
Usually with കാണുക (kaanuka), to see or notice.
Is there a word for perceive in the abstract sense?
Not in this entry. Malayalam handles abstract perception with verbs of grasping, and neither listed word is a close match.