Tame in Malayalam
മെരുക്കുക (merukkuka) is to tame something: break in an animal, bring a machine or a person under control. Malayalam lists verbs with the uka ending, which drops away in the forms you actually speak.
Most common translation
Tame, bring under control.
അവൻ കുതിരയെ പതിയെ മെരുക്കി.
avan kuthiraye pathiye merukki.
He slowly tamed the horse.
All Malayalam words for “tame”
- മെരുക്കുക (merukkuka) — Tame, bring under control.
- ഇണങ്ങുക (inanguka) — Become tame, agree with, be friendly.
- മെരുങ്ങുക (merunguka) — Become tame.
മെരുക്കുക (merukkuka) is what the trainer does; മെരുങ്ങുക (merunguka) and ഇണങ്ങുക (inanguka) are what the animal does, growing tame or growing friendly.
Common questions
How do you say tame in Malayalam?
മെരുക്കുക (merukkuka) for taming something, മെരുങ്ങുക (merunguka) for becoming tame.
Is there a word for a tame animal?
Kerala describes it with the verb ഇണങ്ങുക (inanguka), it has grown friendly, rather than with a single adjective.