Burden in Malayalam
A load carried on the head or back is a ചുമട് (chumad). It is short, chu-mad, with a clipped final d. Figurative burdens usually call for other words.
Most common translation
Burden, load.
തലയിൽ ചുമട് ആയി അവൾ നടന്നു.
thalayil chumadu aayi aval nadannu.
She walked with a load on her head.
All Malayalam words for “burden”
- ചുമട് (chumad) — Burden, load.
- അത്താണി (athani) — Porter's rest, that relieves a person who bears a burden.
- ചുമത്തല് (chumathal) — Laying a charge or burden on, imposing, imposition, attributing, entrusting.
- താങ്ങല് (thaangal) — Support, carrying burden, help.
- വാദമുഖം (vaadamugam) — Burden of argument, main point or the beginning of an argument.
ചുമട് (chumad) is a physical load; ചുമത്തല് (chumathal) is the act of placing a duty on someone; താങ്ങല് (thaangal) is the supporting or bearing of weight; അത്താണി (athani) is the old roadside stone where porters set their loads down; and വാദമുഖം (vaadamugam) belongs to debate, not luggage.
Common questions
What is burden in Malayalam?
ചുമട് (chumad), the word for a load a person carries.
How do I talk about a burden of responsibility?
Use ചുമത്തല് (chumathal), which is about laying a duty or charge on someone rather than carrying weight.