Awaken in Malayalam
To awaken someone is തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുക (thattiyunarthuka), a compound verb that literally means to tap and wake, so it pictures a hand shaking a sleeper by the shoulder. Writers also use it for rousing people out of indifference.
Most common translation
തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുക (thattiyunarthuka)
Awaken, arouse.
അമ്മ രാവിലെ എന്നെ തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുകയാണ്.
amma raavile enne thattiyunarthukayaanu.
Mother is shaking me awake in the morning.
Dictionary entry
- തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുക (thattiyunarthuka) — Awaken, arouse.
തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുക (thattiyunarthuka) is both literal and figurative: it covers waking a sleeping person and stirring a community or a conscience into action.
Common questions
How do you say awaken in Malayalam?
തട്ടിയുണര്ത്തുക (thattiyunarthuka) is the verb for awakening or rousing someone.
Can it be used about ideas rather than people?
Yes. It is common in speeches and editorials about awakening public awareness or rousing people from apathy.