Play in Malayalam

കളിക്കുക (kalikkuka) is to play, used of children in the yard and of a team on the field alike. For a play in the theatre sense Malayalam switches to നാടകം (naadakam), a staged work with music and dance in it.

Most common translation

കളിക്കുക (kalikkuka)

Play, amuse, stage plays, etc.

അവൻ ദിവസവും ഫുട്ബോൾ കളിക്കുന്നു.

avan divasavum phutbol kalikkunnu.

He plays football every day.

All Malayalam words for “play”

vilayaattam and kaliyattam are the fun or frolic itself rather than the act of playing, kali is the game, and vilaasam belongs to dalliance and coquetry.

Common questions

How do you say play in Malayalam?

കളിക്കുക (kalikkuka) for the verb, കളി (kali) for a game, and നാടകം (naadakam) for a stage play.

Which word do you use for a play at the theatre?

നാടകം (naadakam), the word for drama.