Hindrance in Malayalam
A hindrance is പ്രതിബന്ധം (prathibandham), the standard word for an obstacle standing in the way. Four syllables, pra-thi-ban-dham. Speech and formal writing about delays and difficulties both use it freely.
Most common translation
Obstacle, hindrance.
വഴിയിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ പ്രതിബന്ധം വന്നു.
vazhiyil oru cheriya prathibandham vannu.
A small obstacle came up on the way.
All Malayalam words for “hindrance”
- പ്രതിബന്ധം (prathibandham) — Obstacle, hindrance.
- തടവ് (thadav) — Hindrance, imprisonment, stoppage.
- വിഘാതം (vighaatham) — Hindrance, obstacle, impediment.
- മുടക്കം (mudakkam) — Stopping, hindrance, investment of capital, suspension of work, holiday.
- ഇടങ്ങേറ് (idangeru) — Obstacle, trouble, handicap, hindrance, hitch.
- വിഘ്നം (vighnam) — Obstacle, impediment, hindrance.
prathibandham, vighaatham and vighnam all name an obstacle, vighnam often an interruption to a ceremony; mudakkam is a stoppage, and thadav today means custody more than hindrance.
Common questions
How do you say hindrance in Malayalam?
പ്രതിബന്ധം (prathibandham), obstacle or hindrance.
Which word is used for a sudden hitch?
idangeru, meaning trouble, obstacle or hitch, is the spoken choice.