Haste in Malayalam
തിടുക്കം (thidukkam) is haste, the hurry you are in when you leave the house half ready. Spoken Malayalam uses it constantly, often with a hint that the rush is causing mistakes.
Haste, hurry, flurry.
തിടുക്കം കൂട്ടിയാൽ പണി പാളും.
thidukkam koottiyaal pani paalum
If you rush, the work goes wrong.
All Malayalam words for “haste”
- തിടുക്കം (thidukkam) — Haste, hurry, flurry.
- തത്രപ്പാട് (thathrappad) — Haste, hurry.
- തിരക്ക് (thirakk) — Haste, hurry, being busy, pressure.
- ധൃതഗതി (dhrithagathi) — Haste, hurry, rashness, thoughtless procedure, indiscretion.
- പ്രയാസം (prayasam) — Difficulty, trouble, haste, exertion, effort.
- ബഹുളി (bahuli) — Confusion, confused state, bewildered state, haste, rutting, madness.
- ധൃതികൂട്ടുക (dhrithikoottuka) — Be in a hurry, make haste.
തിടുക്കം and തത്രപ്പാട് (thathrappad) both mean hurry, the second more literary. തിരക്ക് (thirakk) is mainly about being busy or crowded, ധൃതഗതി (dhrithagathi) is formal haste verging on rashness, and ധൃതികൂട്ടുക (dhrithikoottuka) is the verb for hurrying. പ്രയാസം (prayasam) is really difficulty, and ബഹുളി (bahuli) a rare word for a flustered state.
Common questions
What is haste in Malayalam?
തിടുക്കം (thidukkam) is the everyday word for haste or hurry.
Does thirakk mean the same thing?
Not quite. തിരക്ക് (thirakk) is more about being busy or about a crowd and press of people than about hurrying.