Cough in Malayalam
The noun cough is ചുമ (chuma) in Malayalam, as in a dry cough or a cough that will not go. For the act of coughing the verb ചുമയ്ക്കുക (chumaykkuka) is used. Both are plain words heard in any clinic.
Most common translation
Cough.
കുട്ടിക്ക് രാത്രി മുഴുവൻ ചുമ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
kuttikku raathri muzhuvan chuma undaayirunnu
The child had a cough all night.
All Malayalam words for “cough”
- ചുമ (chuma) — Cough.
- ചുമയ്ക്കുക (chumaykkuka) — Cough.
- കുരയ്ക്കുക (kuraykkuka) — Make a loud noise, cough, (idm.) chatter aloud meaninglessly.
chuma names the symptom and chumaykkuka the action, while kuraykkuka is a noisier verb also used of barking and of loud meaningless chatter.
Common questions
How is cough said in Malayalam?
The symptom is ചുമ (chuma) and the act of coughing is ചുമയ്ക്കുക (chumaykkuka).
How do you talk about coughing as an action?
Build the sentence on the verb ചുമയ്ക്കുക (chumaykkuka), which is the form listed for coughing.