Hesitate in Malayalam
To hesitate is മടിക്കുക (madikkuka) in Malayalam, the verb for holding back out of reluctance or shyness. It also carries laziness and indifference, so context decides. Hesitating from confusion is പതറുക (patharuka).
Most common translation
Hesitate, be lazy, be indifferent, be shy.
സഹായം ചോദിക്കാൻ മടിക്കുക നല്ലതല്ല.
sahaayam chodikkaan madikkuka nallathalla.
Hesitating to ask for help is not good.
All Malayalam words for “hesitate”
- മടിക്കുക (madikkuka) — Hesitate, be lazy, be indifferent, be shy.
- പതറുക (patharuka) — Hesitate, waver, be confused, be at a loss.
- അറയ്ക്കുക (arayekkuka) — Feel disgust, hesitate, vacillate.
- മനംകുലുങ്ങുക (manamkulunguka) — Be disheartened, be mentally shaken or upset, hesitate.
- മന്ദിക്കുക (mandikkuka) — Weaken, become weak, slow down, become dull, hesitate, become dim, delay.
madikkuka is reluctance, patharuka is wavering in confusion, and മനംകുലുങ്ങുക (manamkulunguka) is hesitating because the mind is shaken.
Common questions
How do you say hesitate in Malayalam?
Use മടിക്കുക (madikkuka), to hesitate or hold back.
Which word fits hesitating out of fear?
പതറുക (patharuka), to waver or be at a loss.