Interrupt in Malayalam

ഇടമുറിയുക (idamuriyuka) is to break off in the middle, the listed word nearest to interrupt. It suits a power cut or a halted piece of work better than cutting into someone's sentence. The d is a soft retroflex, made with the tongue curled back.

Most common translation

ഇടമുറിയുക (idamuriyuka)

Interrupt, stop in the middle of sth. break/breach.

മഴ കാരണം കളി ഇടമുറിഞ്ഞു.

mazha kaaranam kali idamurinju.

The game was interrupted because of the rain.

All Malayalam words for “interrupt”

ഇടമുറിയുക is the general breaking-off word, while വിളമ്പല്‍ (vilambal) basically means serving food and reaches interrupting only through an idiom about being officious.

Common questions

How do you say interrupt in Malayalam?

ഇടമുറിയുക (idamuriyuka), used when something stops or is broken off midway.

How would I ask someone not to interrupt me?

Neither listed word is natural for cutting into speech, since ഇടമുറിയുക describes something stopping halfway, so conversation calls for a different expression.