Thirst in Malayalam
This entry gives the verb rather than the noun. ദാഹിക്കുക (daahikkuka) is to feel thirst, and it extends to thirsting after anything you badly want. The plain noun thirst comes from the same root but is not among these candidates.
Feel thirsty, thirst for; have a strong desire for.
വെയിലത്ത് നടന്നപ്പോൾ നന്നായി ദാഹിച്ചു.
veyilathu nadannappol nannaayi daahichu.
Walking in the sun made me very thirsty.
All Malayalam words for “thirst”
- ദാഹിക്കുക (daahikkuka) — Feel thirsty, thirst for; have a strong desire for.
- ജിജ്ഞാസ (jijnaasa) — Curiosity, the desire to know, thirst for knowledge.
- ദാഹശമനി (daahashamani) — Sth. that quenches thirst.
ദാഹശമനി (daahashamani) is something that quenches thirst, and ജിജ്ഞാസ (jijnaasa) is curiosity, listed here only because its gloss mentions a thirst for knowledge.
Common questions
How do you say thirst in Malayalam?
With the verb ദാഹിക്കുക (daahikkuka), to be thirsty; the noun built on the same root is not on this page.
How do you say a thirst quencher?
ദാഹശമനി (daahashamani), something that quenches thirst, which is how drinks are advertised in Malayalam.