Annoy in Malayalam

To annoy or pester someone is അലട്ടുക (alattuka), equally good for a nagging worry and for a person who will not leave you alone. The l is retroflex and the tt doubled: a-lat-tu-ka. It is thoroughly colloquial.

Most common translation

അലട്ടുക (alattuka)

Annoy, vex, trouble.

ഉറങ്ങുന്ന കുഞ്ഞിനെ അലട്ടുക എന്നത് ശരിയല്ല.

urangunna kunjine alattuka ennathu shariyalla.

It is not right to disturb a sleeping baby.

All Malayalam words for “annoy”

അലട്ടുക is bothering and nagging, ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടിക്കുക (buddhimuttikkuka) is putting someone to inconvenience, ബദ്ധപ്പെടുത്തുക (baddhappeduthuka) is pestering and harrying, and ഉപദ്രവിക്കുക (upadravikkuka) is much stronger, closer to harassing or hurting.

Common questions

How do you say annoy in Malayalam?

അലട്ടുക (alattuka) for annoying, bothering or pestering someone.

Which word is too strong for mild annoyance?

ഉപദ്രവിക്കുക (upadravikkuka); it implies real harassment or harm, so using it about a small irritation overstates things.