Wash in Malayalam
കഴുകുക (kazhukuka) is to wash and to cleanse, used of hands, plates and clothes. Say ka-zhu-ku-ka, with the zh that Malayalam shares with Tamil. It is the everyday verb.
Most common translation
Wash, cleanse.
കൈ സോപ്പിട്ട് കഴുകൂ.
kai soppittu kazhukoo.
Wash your hands with soap.
All Malayalam words for “wash”
- കഴുകുക (kazhukuka) — Wash, cleanse.
- കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka) — Bathe, wash the body, take a bath.
- നീരാടുക (neeraaduka) — Bathe, wash oneself (said of gods or kings).
- വെള്ളം (vellam) — Water, the clear liquid people drink and wash with, rain or river water.
കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka) is washing the body, bathing, and നീരാടുക (neeraaduka) is the ceremonial bathing of gods and kings, so neither fits washing an object.
Common questions
How do you say wash in Malayalam?
To wash is കഴുകുക (kazhukuka).
Which word is used for washing clothes?
കഴുകുക (kazhukuka) again, often with the word for clothes; the separate verb for beating clothes clean belongs to the washerman's trade.