Sacrifice in Malayalam
To sacrifice in the ritual sense is ബലികൊടുക്കുക (balikodukkuka), to offer something up to a deity, the first element being the word for an offering. When sacrifice means giving something up for someone else, the verb is ത്യജിക്ക (thyajikka).
Most common translation
Make a sacrifice (to please the gods), dedicate.
അമ്മ കുടുംബത്തിനായി ഒരുപാട് ബലികൊടുത്തു.
amma kudumbathinaayi orupaadu balikoduthu.
Mother sacrificed a lot for the family.
All Malayalam words for “sacrifice”
- ബലികൊടുക്കുക (balikodukkuka) — Make a sacrifice (to please the gods), dedicate.
- ത്യജിക്ക (thyajikka) — Abandon, forsake, leave, sacrifice.
thyajikka covers abandoning and forsaking too, so on its own it does not carry the noble note English gives to sacrifice.
Common questions
How do you say sacrifice in Malayalam?
ബലികൊടുക്കുക (balikodukkuka) for a ritual offering, ത്യജിക്ക (thyajikka) for giving something up.
Is there a noun for a sacrifice?
Not in this list. Both entries are verbs, so a sacrifice is phrased as the act of making one.