Stand in Malayalam

To stand is നിൽക്കുക (nilkkuka), one of the first verbs a learner meets: to be on your feet, to stay in one place, and in many idioms to stop. Bus conductors, teachers and traffic police all use it. Three syllables, with the l and k run together.

Most common translation

നിൽക്കുക (nilkkuka)

Stand, to be on one's feet, to stay upright in one place.

വരിയിൽ നിൽക്കുക.

variyil nilkkuka.

Stand in the queue.

All Malayalam words for “stand”

എഴുന്നേല്‍ക്കുക (ezhunnelkkuka) is to stand up or rise from sitting, ഈടുനില്‍ക്കുക (eadunilkkuka) is to endure or last, and ഉറപ്പുനല്‍കുക (urappunalkuka) is to stand surety. കാലുകൾ (kaalukal) is the plural of foot, listed only through the idea of standing.

Common questions

How do you say stand in Malayalam?

നിൽക്കുക (nilkkuka), to stand or be on one's feet.

How do you say stand up?

എഴുന്നേല്‍ക്കുക (ezhunnelkkuka), the verb for rising to your feet.