Hesitation in Malayalam
Hesitation in the sense of wavering and indecision is പതറല് (patharal). It suggests a flustered pause rather than polite reserve. Three short syllables, pa-tha-ral.
Most common translation
Hesitation, indecisiveness, confusion.
അവന്റെ ശബ്ദത്തിൽ പതറല് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
avante shabdhaththil patharal undaayirunnu.
There was a hesitation in his voice.
All Malayalam words for “hesitation”
- പതറല് (patharal) — Hesitation, indecisiveness, confusion.
- കുലുക്കം (kulukkam) — Movement, shaking, fear, hesitation, perturbation.
- കൂസല് (koosal) — Bashfulness, shame, fear, hesitation.
- മടി (madi) — Laziness, idleness. hesitation, shyness, part of the cloth hanging from the girdle, the lap.
പതറല് (patharal) is indecisive confusion, കൂസല് (koosal) is hesitation out of shyness or shame, മടി (madi) hesitation out of reluctance, and കുലുക്കം (kulukkam) a shaking or unsettled feeling.
Common questions
How do you say hesitation in Malayalam?
പതറല് (patharal), hesitation or indecision.
Which word suits shy hesitation?
കൂസല് (koosal), the bashful kind of holding back.