Repay in Malayalam
വീട്ടുക (veettuka) is to repay: settling a debt, returning a favour, discharging a vow. The verb has an old feel of squaring an account, which is why it stretches to revenge as well. Three beats, with the doubled consonant held.
Most common translation
Repay a debt, return (a service, etc.), end a penance or vow, revenge.
അവൻ കടം വേഗം വീട്ടി.
avan kadam vegam veetti.
He repaid the debt quickly.
Dictionary entry
- വീട്ടുക (veettuka) — Repay a debt, return (a service, etc.), end a penance or vow, revenge.
The same verb covers repaying kindness and repaying an injury, so Malayalam sentences usually name what is being repaid to keep the sense clear.
Common questions
How do you say repay in Malayalam?
വീട്ടുക (veettuka), used for repaying a debt or returning a favour.
Does it mean to take revenge?
It can. Repaying a wrong is one of its senses, so the object of the verb decides the tone.