Beating in Malayalam
തല്ല് (thallu) is a beating or thrashing, the noun from the verb to hit. It is blunt, everyday speech: thal-lu, with the doubled l held.
Most common translation
Beating, thrashing, striking.
കുട്ടികൾക്ക് ഒരിക്കലും തല്ല് കൊടുക്കരുത്.
kuttikalkku orikkalum thallu kodukkaruthu
Never give children a beating.
All Malayalam words for “beating”
- തല്ല് (thallu) — Beating, thrashing, striking.
- താലം (thaalam) — Palmyra (fruit), plate, platter, beating time, bolt, palm of the hand.
- തുടികൊട്ടുക (thudikottuka) — Beat strongly, proclaim by beating a drum, publish a secret.
- തൊഴി (thozhi) — Kick, striking with the foot, beating the breast (out of grief).
- പതംവരുക (pathamvaruka) — Soften, give the proper temper, give a dressing by beating.
- മദ്ധ്യം (maddhyam) — The middle, waist, abdomen, the inside, medium, principle in beating time.
- ലയം (layam) — Blending, suitability, destruction; (mus.) process of beating time, deluge, place of rest, languor of the mind, embrace, cadence, rhythm.
തല്ല് (thallu) is a beating given to a person. തുടികൊട്ടുക (thudikottuka) is beating a drum, തൊഴി (thozhi) a kick or blow with the foot, പതംവരുക (pathamvaruka) tenderizing by beating, and താലം (thaalam), മദ്ധ്യം (maddhyam) and ലയം (layam) all belong to beating time in music.
Common questions
How do you say beating in Malayalam?
തല്ല് (thallu), the ordinary word for a beating or thrashing.
Which word is used for beating time in music?
താലം (thaalam) is the term for musical time, and ലയം (layam) covers rhythm and tempo.