Gulp in Malayalam
Gulping something down is ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka), the verb for sending something down the throat. It covers swallowing a mouthful quickly as well as unloading or putting something down. The drink or the medicine in question makes the gulping sense clear.
Most common translation
Drive out, put down, unload, cultivate the field, gulp down, swallow, cure poisoning of snakebite, publish (look, magazine).
അവർ കടയിൽ സാധനങ്ങൾ ഇറക്കി.
avar kadayil saadhanangal irakki.
They unloaded the goods at the shop.
All Malayalam words for “gulp”
- ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka) — Drive out, put down, unload, cultivate the field, gulp down, swallow, cure poisoning of snakebite, publish (look, magazine).
- കപ്പുക (kappuka) — Gulp, eat as dogs do.
irakkuka is to gulp or swallow down, while kappuka describes gulping food up noisily, the way an animal eats.
Common questions
How do you say gulp in Malayalam?
ഇറക്കുക (irakkuka), to gulp or swallow down.
Which word is rougher in tone?
kappuka, gulping food down the way a dog does.