പാചകം ചെയ്യുക
pachakam cheyyuka/paːd͡ʒɐɡɐm t͡ʃejjuɡɐ/word by word
To cook in Malayalam is പാചകം ചെയ്യുക (pachakam cheyyuka).
The phrase is used to describe the act of preparing food for eating.
Meaning: to prepare food for eating (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of പാചകം, which refers to cooking or the culinary art and ചെയ്യുക, which means to do or to make.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes depending on the tense: പാചകം ചെയ്യുന്നു means 'is cooking' or 'cooks' (present tense), പാചകം ചെയ്തു means 'cooked' (past tense) and പാചകം ചെയ്യും means 'will cook' (future tense).
How do you pronounce it?
pachakam cheyyuka
Did you know?
- While പാചകം ചെയ്യുക is the formal way to say 'to cook', in casual daily conversation, many people simply use the word വെക്കുക, which literally means 'to place' or 'to set'.
- The word പാചകം is not native to Malayalam but was borrowed from Sanskrit. It is a perfect example of how ancient scholarly vocabulary was integrated into the language.
- If you are cooking with high heat, you might not use the phrase പാചകം ചെയ്യുക, but instead use terms related to 'frying' or 'tempering', which are much more specific in Malayalam culinary culture.
Examples in context
- അമ്മ പാചകം ചെയ്യുകയാണ്.amma pachakam cheyyukayanu.Mother is cooking.
Example conversation
Arjun and Anjali are talking in the kitchen.
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliഅർജുൻ, നീ ഇന്ന് പാചകം ചെയ്യുകയോ?Arjun, nee innu paachakam cheyyukayo?Arjun, are you cooking today?
- അർജുൻ Arjunഅതെ, ഞാൻ ഭക്ഷണം പാചകം ചെയ്യുക ആണ്.Athe, njaan bhakshanam paachakam cheyyuka aanu.Yes, I am cooking food.
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliഎനിക്ക് സഹായിക്കാൻ പറ്റുമോ?Enikku sahaayikkaan pattumo?Can I help you?
- അർജുൻ Arjunശരി, പച്ചക്കറികൾ ഒന്ന് മുറിക്കൂ.Sheri, pachakkarikal onnu murikkoo.Okay, please cut the vegetables.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (പാചകം, ചെയ്യുക) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ചെയ്യുക, പാചകം, CC BY-SA 4.0.
