Flow in Malayalam

The flow or current of water is ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk), a noun you hear beside any river in Kerala. Pronounce it o-zhuk with the retroflex zh and the final k cut short. Traffic and trends have an ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk) too.

Most common translation

ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk)

Flow, current, course, trend.

പുഴയിലെ ഒഴുക്ക് ഇന്ന് ശക്തമാണ്.

puzhayile ozhukk innu shakthamaanu.

The current in the river is strong today.

All Malayalam words for “flow”

ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk) is the noun for flow and ഒഴുകല്‍ (ozhukal) the act of flowing; ഒഴുക്കുക (ozhukkuka) and ഒലിപ്പിക്കുക (olippikkuka) are causatives, to make something flow or let it trickle; കാലുക (kaluka) is oozing or leaking; പുനല്‍ (punal) is a poetic word for water or a stream; അമൃതധാര (amruthadhara) and അശ്രു പ്രവാഹം (ashru pravaham) are set phrases for a flow of nectar and of tears.

Common questions

What is flow in Malayalam?

ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk), the noun for a flow or current.

How do I say the water was made to flow?

Use the causative ഒഴുക്കുക (ozhukkuka), while the noun ഒഴുക്ക് (ozhukk) names the flow itself.