Gaze in Malayalam
To gaze or stare, Malayalam uses the phrase തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക (thurichu nokkuka), which joins thurichu, with eyes wide, to nokkuka, to look. Say it thu-rich-chu nok-ku-ka. It describes a fixed, wide-eyed look rather than a gentle glance.
തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക (thurichu nokkuka)
Gaze, stare.
അപരിചിതരെ തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക മര്യാദയല്ല.
aparichithare thurichu nokkuka maryaadayalla
Staring at strangers is not polite.
Dictionary entry
- തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക (thurichu nokkuka) — Gaze, stare.
തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക (thurichu nokkuka) covers both gazing and staring, and because it suggests wide, unblinking eyes it can sound rude if used about looking at a person.
Common questions
How do you say gaze in Malayalam?
Use the phrase തുറിച്ചു നോക്കുക (thurichu nokkuka), meaning to gaze or stare.
Is it impolite to describe someone this way?
It can be. The phrase implies a fixed, open-eyed stare, so saying someone did this at another person suggests the look was intrusive.