Tying in Malayalam

Tying is ബന്ധനം (bandhanam), ban-dha-nam, the verbal noun of binding. It covers tying up and being tied, and it slides easily into the senses of bondage and imprisonment, which is where literary Malayalam most often puts it. Formal rather than kitchen-table vocabulary.

Most common translation

ബന്ധനം (bandhanam)

Binding, tying, imprisonment, bridge.

സ്നേഹത്തിന്റെ ബന്ധനം വളരെ ശക്തമാണ്.

snehathinte bandhanam valare shakthamaanu.

The bond of love is very strong.

All Malayalam words for “tying”

ഏച്ചുകെട്ട്‌ (eachukeddu) is tying two things together, especially a patched join, and ഉറുമാല്‍ (urumal) is a kerchief tied round the head, a thing and not an act.

Common questions

How do you say tying in Malayalam?

Tying is ബന്ധനം (bandhanam).

Does bandhanam mean imprisonment too?

It does. The same word runs from tying a knot to being held in bonds, and the context decides how literal it is.