Fleeing in Malayalam
Running away is പലായനം (palaayanam), a noun rather than a participle, so Malayalam speaks of someone's flight where English says fleeing. It is used of armies retreating and of people escaping a situation.
Most common translation
Fleeing, flight, running away, retreat.
മഴ വന്നപ്പോള് കാണികള് പലായനം തുടങ്ങി.
mazha vannappol kaanikal palaayanam thudangi.
When the rain came, the spectators began to flee.
Dictionary entry
- പലായനം (palaayanam) — Fleeing, flight, running away, retreat.
പലായനം (palaayanam) covers flight, retreat and escape, and it often carries a note of blame, as in fleeing from responsibility.
Common questions
How do you say fleeing in Malayalam?
പലായനം (palaayanam), literally flight or running away.
Can it describe avoiding a duty?
Yes, and that is a common use; shirking a responsibility is expressed with this same noun.