Pretend in Malayalam
To pretend is നടിക്കുക (nadikkuka), the same verb used for acting in a film or a play. Context separates the two: on stage it is acting, off stage it is putting something on.
Most common translation
Act, pretend.
സിനിമയിൽ നടിക്കുക അവന്റെ സ്വപ്നമാണ്.
sinimayil nadikkuka avante swapnamaanu.
To act in films is his dream.
All Malayalam words for “pretend”
- നടിക്കുക (nadikkuka) — Act, pretend.
- കണ്ണടയ്ക്കുക (kanndaykkuka) — Die, pretend not to notice.
കണ്ണടയ്ക്കുക (kanndaykkuka) literally means to close the eyes, used for turning a blind eye and, separately, as a gentle way of saying someone died; it is not a general word for pretending.
Common questions
How do you say pretend in Malayalam?
നടിക്കുക (nadikkuka), which also means to act.
How do you say pretending to be asleep?
Put നടിക്കുക (nadikkuka) after the word for sleep; that is the usual way of describing a faked state.