Sow in Malayalam
To sow is വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka), used of putting seed into prepared ground. It is an everyday farming verb in Kerala, heard in talk of paddy and of kitchen gardens alike. The ykk cluster is pronounced as a doubled k with a glide before it.
Most common translation
Sow (seeds).
മഴയ്ക്കുമുൻപ് വയലിൽ വിത്ത് വിതയ്ക്കുക.
mazhaykkumunpu vayalil vitthu vithaykkuka.
Sow the seed in the field before the rain.
Dictionary entry
- വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka) — Sow (seeds).
This is the only entry here, and it covers sowing seed only; the English noun sow, meaning a female pig, is a different word altogether and has nothing to do with it.
Common questions
How do you say sow in Malayalam?
The verb is വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka), to sow seed.
Does this word also mean to plant a sapling?
No. വിതയ്ക്കുക (vithaykkuka) is for scattering or setting seed; transplanting a seedling takes a different verb.