Roup in Malayalam
Roup is a Scots word for an auction, and the dictionary answers it with a verb rather than a noun: ലേലം വിളിക്കുക (lelam vilikkuka) means to call a bid at a sale. It belongs to the language of auctions and court sales, not to ordinary conversation.
ലേലം വിളിക്കുക (lelam vilikkuka)
Roup, bid, make a bid.
ചന്തയിൽ അവർ മീൻ ലേലം വിളിക്കുകയാണ്.
chanthayil avar meen lelam vilikkukayaanu.
In the market they are bidding for the fish.
Dictionary entry
- ലേലം വിളിക്കുക (lelam vilikkuka) — Roup, bid, make a bid.
lelam vilikkuka is the act of bidding, so it cannot stand in for roup used as a noun meaning the auction itself.
Common questions
How do you say roup in Malayalam?
There is no noun for it here. The nearest entry is ലേലം വിളിക്കുക (lelam vilikkuka), to call a bid at an auction.
Is roup a common English word?
No, it survives mainly in Scottish usage, which is why Malayalam dictionaries file it under bidding and auctions.