Vaccinate in Malayalam
അച്ചുകുത്തുക (achukuththuka) is the old Malayalam verb for vaccinating, literally to press in the mark, from the scar that smallpox vaccination left on the arm. It is still understood, especially by older speakers. Both doubled consonants are held.
Most common translation
Vaccinate.
കുട്ടികൾക്ക് അച്ചുകുത്തുക വളരെ നിർബന്ധമാണ്.
kuttikalkku achukuththuka valare nirbandhamaanu.
Vaccinating children is very essential.
Dictionary entry
- അച്ചുകുത്തുക (achukuththuka) — Vaccinate.
Modern Kerala usually talks about taking the vaccine with the English loan, so this verb now sounds historical, tied to the smallpox campaigns.
Common questions
How do you say vaccinate in Malayalam?
The traditional verb is അച്ചുകുത്തുക (achukuththuka).
Why does achukuththuka involve a word for stamping?
Because vaccination was identified with the mark it left behind, so the language named the act after the mark.