Sink in Malayalam
ആഴുക (azhuka) is to sink, to go down and be submerged, and it carries drowning and getting stuck in something soft as well. താണുപോകുക (thaanupokuka) is the plainer to go down, used of levels and of spirits.
Most common translation
Sink, drown, be lowered, get stuck.
വണ്ടിയുടെ ചക്രം ചെളിയിൽ ആണ്ടു.
vandiyude chakram cheliyil aandu.
The vehicle's wheel sank in the mud.
All Malayalam words for “sink”
- ആഴുക (azhuka) — Sink, drown, be lowered, get stuck.
- ആഴ്ത്തുക (aazhthuka) — Sink, immerse, dip.
- താണുപോകുക (thaanupokuka) — Sink, go down, decline, move to a lower level.
- താഴ്ത്തുക (thaazhthuka) — Lower, sink, reduce in rank, demote.
- പൂത്തുക (poothuka) — Bury in pits, sink in, conceal, hoard.
- പൂന്തുക (poonthuka) — Sink in sand or mud etc.
ആഴ്ത്തുക (aazhthuka) and താഴ്ത്തുക (thaazhthuka) are the transitive pair, to immerse something and to lower or demote it, പൂന്തുക (poonthuka) is specifically sinking into sand or mud, and the kitchen sink is a borrowed English word.
Common questions
How do you say sink in Malayalam?
Use ആഴുക (azhuka) for something sinking and ആഴ്ത്തുക (aazhthuka) for sinking something.
Is there a word here for a kitchen sink?
No. The basin is called by the English word in Kerala.