See in Malayalam

To see is കാണുക (kaanuka), and it does the full range of the English verb: to perceive with the eyes, to meet someone, to find out, to understand. The past form is കണ്ടു (kandu), which you hear constantly in conversation.

Most common translation

കാണുക (kaanuka)

See, look at, meet, perceive, find out, keep in mind.

ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ ജനലിൽ നിന്ന് കടൽ കാണുന്നു.

njaan ippol janalil ninnu kadal kaanunnu

I am seeing the sea from the window now.

All Malayalam words for “see”

veekshikkuka is a formal to observe or watch, paarkkuka has look as a minor sense behind to live or dwell, and kanikanuka names the custom of looking at an auspicious object first thing in the morning.

Common questions

How do you say see in Malayalam?

കാണുക (kaanuka); I saw is കണ്ടു (kandu).

Which word fits watching or observing closely?

വീക്ഷിക്കുക (veekshikkuka), the formal verb to observe.