Confused in Malayalam
Being confused is usually put as കുഴങ്ങുക (kuzhanguka) in Malayalam, a verb meaning to be perplexed and at a loss what to do. Say ku-zhan-gu-ka, with the retroflex zh peculiar to Malayalam. For sudden bewilderment, speakers also use അന്ധാളിക്കുക (andhalikkuka).
Most common translation
Be perplexed or confused, be at a loss what to do.
ചോദ്യം കേട്ട് അവൻ കുഴങ്ങി.
chodyam kettu avan kuzhangi.
He was puzzled on hearing the question.
All Malayalam words for “confused”
- കുഴങ്ങുക (kuzhanguka) — Be perplexed or confused, be at a loss what to do.
- ആകുലിത (aakulitha) — Having grief, confused, furrowed.
- വ്യാകുല (vyaakula) — Grief-stricken, confused, full of, anxious.
- അന്ധാളിക്കുക (andhalikkuka) — Get bewildered, be confused.
- ധര്മ്മസങ്കടം (dharmmasankadam) — Dilemma, a confused situation.
- പതറുക (patharuka) — Hesitate, waver, be confused, be at a loss.
- പരിഭ്രമിക്കുക (paribhramikkuka) — Be perplexed or anxious, be confused or dismayed.
- പിരളി (pirali) — Confusion, panic, trouble, confused person, chaos.
- ബഹുളി (bahuli) — Confusion, confused state, bewildered state, haste, rutting, madness.
- ബേജാറാകുക (bejaaraakuka) — (idm.) worry, be confused.
- മതികെടുക (mathikeduka) — Lose consciousness, be mentally confused, become silly.
- വിരളുക (viraluka) — Be in panic, be frightened, be scared, confused or worried.
കുഴങ്ങുക and അന്ധാളിക്കുക describe becoming confused, പതറുക (patharuka) adds hesitation and wavering, and ആകുലിത (aakulitha) and വ്യാകുല (vyaakula) are literary adjectives closer to troubled or distressed.
Common questions
How do you say confused in Malayalam?
Confused is കുഴങ്ങുക (kuzhanguka) in Malayalam.
What is a confused, panicky situation called?
പിരളി (pirali) means confusion, panic or chaos.