Hurry in Malayalam

Hurry and haste are തിടുക്കം (thidukkam), the word for doing something too fast or in a flap. It is ordinary and frequent in speech. Note the retroflex d in the middle: thi-duk-kam.

Most common translation

തിടുക്കം (thidukkam)

Haste, hurry, flurry.

തിടുക്കം കൂട്ടിയാൽ പണി പാളും.

thidukkam koottiyaal pani paalum

If you rush, the work goes wrong.

All Malayalam words for “hurry”

തിടുക്കം is haste itself, തിരക്ക് (thirakk) usually means being busy or a crush of people, തത്രപ്പാട് (thathrappad) and ധൃതഗതി (dhrithagathi) are more literary, and ധൃതികൂട്ടുക (dhrithikoottuka), ബദ്ധപ്പെടുക (baddhappeduka) and വെമ്പുക (vembuka) are verbs for being in a hurry.

Common questions

How do you say hurry in Malayalam?

തിടുക്കം (thidukkam), the noun for haste or hurry.

How do I say I am in a hurry?

Speakers usually pick a verb such as ബദ്ധപ്പെടുക (baddhappeduka), or say they have thirakk, meaning they are pressed and busy.