Gasping in Malayalam
Gasping for breath is തിക്കല് (thikkal), a word that also covers congestion and being pressed in a crowd. The feeling of a tight chest is exactly its sense. A second option describes the heaving of the chest instead.
Most common translation
Pressing, crowding, congestion, gasping.
ബസിൽ തിക്കല് കാരണം ഞാൻ നിന്നു.
basil thikkal kaaranam njaan ninnu.
Because of the crowding in the bus I stood.
All Malayalam words for “gasping”
- തിക്കല് (thikkal) — Pressing, crowding, congestion, gasping.
- വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal) — Swelling up, fattening, sighing, breathing, gasping.
That second option, വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal), takes in swelling, sighing and heavy breathing, while തിക്കല് (thikkal) emphasises constriction.
Common questions
How do you say gasping in Malayalam?
തിക്കല് (thikkal).
Which word covers heavy breathing and sighing?
വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal).