Say in Malayalam
Say is പറയുക (parayuka), the everyday verb for saying, speaking and telling, and the one to learn first. പറ (para) is its bare imperative, what you use when telling someone to speak.
Most common translation
Say, speak, tell.
അവൻ കുട്ടികൾക്ക് കഥ പറയുന്നു.
avan kuttikalkku katha parayunnu.
He is telling the children a story.
All Malayalam words for “say”
- പറയുക (parayuka) — Say, speak, tell.
- അരുളുക (aruluka) — Say, order.
- പറ (para) — Say, speak, tell.
- വചിക്കുക (vachikkuka) — Say, speak.
- വദിക്കുക (vadikkuka) — Say, speak, play a musical instrument.
- പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക (prasthaavikkuka) — State, say, announce.
- വാദിക്കുക (vaadikkuka) — Speak, say, argue, plead, advocate.
- പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) — Told, said, informed; past tense of parayuka, to say; stated; said, declared, mentioned openly or officially.
- പറയുന്നു (parayunnu) — Says, tells, states; the present form of parayuka, to say; tells; the present form of parayuka, to say, to tell, to narrate.
- ആവർത്തിക്കുക (aavarthikkuka) — To repeat, to say or do something again, to do a second time.
- എണ്ണുക (ennuka) — Count, to say the numbers in order or to find out how many there are; to reckon up.
- കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) — Wow, an exclamation of surprise or admiration; Malayalis say kollam, and younger speakers also borrow vau.
- ചൊല്ലിക്കുക (chollikkuka) — Make one utter, say or chant.
- തീര്ത്തുപറയുക (theerthuparayuka) — Say the last word, say definitely and finally.
- പരാമർശിച്ചു (paraamarshichu) — Referred, mentioned or pointed to something in speech or writing; of a doctor sending a patient on, Malayalis say raphar cheythu.
- പറയിക്കുക (parayikkuka) — Cause to say.
- പുകമറ (pukamara) — Smoke screen, (fig) say or do something to conceal truth.
- പേടിച്ച (pedicha) — Scared, frightened, afraid; to say I am scared Malayalam uses enikku pediyaanu.
- പ്രമേയം (prameyam) — Theme, the central subject of a story, film or talk; in speech people also say vishayam or the English theem.
- മിണ്ടാട്ടം (mindaattam) — Talking, opening the mouth to say sth.
- രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്തു (roopakalppana cheythu) — Designed, planned the shape, look or layout of something; in everyday speech people say disain cheythu.
- വട്ട് (vattu) — Crazy, mad; craziness, used in the phrase vattu aanu to say someone or something is crazy.
- വാരാന്ത്യം (vaaraanthyam) — Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, the end of the week; in everyday speech people also say veekendu.
- ശേഷിക്കുന്നു (sheshikkunnu) — Remains; is left over, still continues to be there; in speech people often say baakkiyundu.
- സത്യമായും (sathyamaayum) — Honestly; truthfully, sincerely, really; speakers also say sathyam paranjaal, to tell the truth.
aruluka and vachikkuka are high-register words for a king or a deity speaking, prasthaavikkuka is to state formally and vaadikkuka is to argue a case.
Common questions
How do you say say in Malayalam?
പറയുക (parayuka).
How do you tell someone to say it?
പറ (para), the imperative, which simply means say or tell me.