Wrap in Malayalam
പൊതിയുക (pothiyuka) is to wrap or parcel something up: a gift in paper, rice in a banana leaf, a cut finger in cloth. It is the general-purpose verb for the action.
Most common translation
Cover, wrap.
അമ്മ ചോറ് വാഴയിലയില് പൊതിഞ്ഞു.
amma choru vaazhayilayil pothinju.
Mother wrapped the rice in a banana leaf.
All Malayalam words for “wrap”
- പൊതിയുക (pothiyuka) — Cover, wrap.
- പോര്ക്കുക (porkkuka) — Wrap, cover.
- മൂടുക (mooduka) — Cover, wrap, put the lid on, conceal by covering, bury.
- പുത (putha) — (root)wrap over, cover the body with cloth.
- പുതപ്പിക്കുക (puthappikkuka) — Wrap cloth over the body, cover body with cloth.
- പുതയ്ക്കുക (puthaykkuka) — Wrap cloth over the body (in winter) to keep it warm.
മൂടുക (mooduka) is to cover or put a lid on, and പുതപ്പിക്കുക (puthappikkuka) and പുതയ്ക്കുക (puthaykkuka) are specifically about wrapping cloth around a body for warmth.
Common questions
How do you say wrap in Malayalam?
Wrap is പൊതിയുക (pothiyuka).
How do you say wrap yourself in a blanket?
That has its own verb, പുതയ്ക്കുക (puthaykkuka), used for pulling cloth over the body in cold weather.