Remember in Malayalam
ഓർക്കുക (orkkuka) is the everyday verb for remembering: keeping something in mind, recalling a face, not forgetting an errand. It is among the commonest verbs in spoken Malayalam. Four beats, the doubled consonant held and the first vowel long.
Remember, keep in mind, recall something.
ഞാൻ അമ്മയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ ഓർക്കുന്നു.
njaan ammayude vaakkukal orkkunnu.
I remember my mother's words.
All Malayalam words for “remember”
- ഓർക്കുക (orkkuka) — Remember, keep in mind, recall something.
- ഓരുക (oruka) — Remember, consider, think, reflect.
- ഓര്ക്കുക (orkkuka) — Remember, consider, recollect.
- ഓര്മ്മിക്കുക (ormmikkuka) — Remember, recollect.
- സ്മരിക്കുക (smarikkuka) — Remember, recollect, think, meditate.
- നിനയ്ക്കുക (ninaykkuka) — Think, remember, reflect, mean.
- തോന്നുക (thonnuka) — Think, feel, remember, conjecture.
- മറക്കുക (marakkuka) — To forget, to fail to remember, to leave behind by mistake; forgot; the past form of forget, to have failed to remember or to have left behind.
ഓര്ക്കുക (orkkuka) is the same verb spelt the older way, so the two entries are one word; ഓര്മ്മിക്കുക (ormmikkuka) adds a shade of calling to mind deliberately, സ്മരിക്കുക (smarikkuka) is the Sanskritic form used in devotional contexts, and ഓരുക (oruka), നിനയ്ക്കുക (ninaykkuka) and തോന്നുക (thonnuka) are really verbs of thinking and feeling.
Common questions
How do you say remember in Malayalam?
ഓർക്കുക (orkkuka), the verb used for remembering anything at all.
Why are there two spellings of the same verb?
The older spelling marks the consonant with a separate sign while the modern one writes it as a single character; both are read the same way.