Repair in Malayalam
നന്നാക്കുക (nannakkuka) is the everyday verb for repairing something: fixing a tap, mending a bicycle, getting a phone working again. Literally it means to make good, and it is used of improving health and behaviour too. Five beats, with the doubled consonant held.
Make good, repair, mend, cause improvement (in health, etc.).
അച്ഛൻ പഴയ സൈക്കിൾ നന്നാക്കി.
achan pazhaya cycle nannakki.
Father repaired the old bicycle.
All Malayalam words for “repair”
- നന്നാക്കുക (nannakkuka) — Make good, repair, mend, cause improvement (in health, etc.).
- കേടുതീര്ക്കുക (kedutheerkkuka) — Repair, mend, remove the defect, make amends.
- പുതുക്കുക (puthukkuka) — Renew, repair, make a new.
- പരിഹരിക്കുക (pariharikkuka) — Find remedy, cure, solve, repair, make amends for, remove the defects.
- പൊല്ലുക (polluka) — Mend, repair torn mat, etc.
കേടുതീര്ക്കുക (kedutheerkkuka) is specifically to put right what has gone wrong with a thing, പരിഹരിക്കുക (pariharikkuka) is to remedy a problem, പുതുക്കുക (puthukkuka) is to renew, and പൊല്ലുക (polluka) is a narrow verb for mending a torn mat.
Common questions
How do you say repair in Malayalam?
നന്നാക്കുക (nannakkuka), the verb used for fixing things of all kinds.
Does നന്നാക്കുക (nannakkuka) work for people?
Yes, in the sense of setting someone straight or improving their health, which can sound pointed depending on tone.