Frighten in Malayalam
Frighten is ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക (bhayappeduthuka), made transparently from the noun for fear plus a causative ending, so it means to make afraid. It runs bha-yap-pe-du-thu-ka. It works for scaring a child and for intimidating an opponent.
Most common translation
ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക (bhayappeduthuka)
Frighten, intimidate.
ചെറിയ കുട്ടികളെ ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക വേണ്ട.
cheriya kuttikale bhayappeduthuka venda.
Do not frighten small children.
All Malayalam words for “frighten”
- ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക (bhayappeduthuka) — Frighten, intimidate.
- നടുക്കുക (nadukkuka) — Make one shudder or tremble, shake, give shock, frighten.
ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക (bhayappeduthuka) is the plain verb for frightening someone; നടുക്കുക (nadukkuka) is stronger, describing a shock that makes a person shudder.
Common questions
How do you say frighten in Malayalam?
ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക (bhayappeduthuka), literally to make someone afraid.
What is the difference from നടുക്കുക?
നടുക്കുക is about shock, the jolt of bad news or a sudden noise, while ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക is deliberate frightening.