Avoid in Malayalam
To dodge something or keep out of its way is തെന്നിമാറുക (thennimaaruka). The image inside the word is slipping sideways, so it suits avoiding a person, a question or a blow rather than avoiding a mistake. Pronounce the double nn clearly, then-ni-maa-ru-ka.
Evade, avoid, slip away.
ചോദ്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അവൻ തെന്നിമാറി.
chodyathil ninnu avan thennimaari.
He slipped away from the question.
All Malayalam words for “avoid”
- തെന്നിമാറുക (thennimaaruka) — Evade, avoid, slip away.
- പുലിവാല് (pulival) — Tiger's tail; (idm.) a difficulty which one can neither avoid nor face (like holding a tiger by its tail around a tree).
- മുതലാകുക (muthalaakuka) — Get back capital or investment, get back the cost, avoid loss.
- ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള (sraddhayulla) — Careful, attentive, taking care to avoid mistakes or danger; focused. Concentrating fully on one thing; attentive and not distracted.
thennimaaruka is the active sense of slipping away from something, while sraddhayulla describes the careful attitude that avoids errors, and muthalaakuka only means avoiding a financial loss.
Common questions
How do you say avoid in Malayalam?
Avoid is തെന്നിമാറുക (thennimaaruka).
Would a Malayali use thennimaaruka about avoiding a topic?
Yes, and it carries a hint of evasiveness. Saying someone thennimaari a question suggests they slipped out of answering rather than simply chose not to.