Recite in Malayalam
Malayalam reaches for ഓതുക (othuka) when the reciting is of scripture, a mantra or a lesson learned by heart. The verb carries the old sense of chanting and of learning by saying something over and over, so it sits as close to study as to performance. It runs in three light beats, with the long vowel at the front.
Recite the Vedas, chant mantras, read or learn.
കുട്ടികൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് പാഠം ഓതുന്നു.
kuttikal orumichu paadam othunnu.
The children are reciting the lesson together.
All Malayalam words for “recite”
- ഓതുക (othuka) — Recite the Vedas, chant mantras, read or learn.
- ഓതിക്കുക (oothikkuka) — Make one recite or chant (Vedas etc).
ഓതിക്കുക (oothikkuka) is the causative of the same verb and means to make someone recite or to teach by recitation, so it does not fit a sentence where you are the one reciting.
Common questions
How do you say recite in Malayalam?
ഓതുക (othuka) is the verb, used of reciting scripture, mantras or lines held in memory.
Does ഓതുക (othuka) work for reciting a poem in class?
It can, but it sounds scriptural. For a poem most speakers use a plain verb for saying or reading something aloud.