Probe in Malayalam
As a verb, probe is ചികയുക (chikayuka), which runs from a hen scratching the earth to a careful examination of facts. Investigators and reporters use it for digging into a matter. The ch is soft and unaspirated.
Most common translation
Scratch (the earth as fowls do), probe, scrutinize, examine carefully.
കോഴി മുറ്റത്ത് മണ്ണ് ചികയുന്നു.
kozhi muttaththu mannu chikayunnu.
The hen is scratching the earth in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “probe”
- ചികയുക (chikayuka) — Scratch (the earth as fowls do), probe, scrutinize, examine carefully.
- പൂരായം (poorayam) — Jocular talk, nonsense, falsehood, curiosity, probe, scrutiny, close investigation.
ചികയുക (chikayuka) is the act of probing or scrutinising, whereas പൂരായം (poorayam) names curiosity, probing and close investigation as a noun, alongside its sense of idle talk.
Common questions
How do you say probe in Malayalam?
ചികയുക (chikayuka) is the verb to probe, scrutinise or examine closely.
Is there a noun for a probe or investigation?
പൂരായം (poorayam) carries that sense, though it also means jocular or empty talk.