Lengthen in Malayalam
To lengthen is നീട്ടുക (neettuka) in Malayalam, used for stretching cloth, extending a deadline and drawing out a sound. Tailors and officials both have occasion for it. It can also mean to drag something out and so cause delay.
Most common translation
Lengthen, extend, cause delay.
അവൻ കൈ നീട്ടി പുസ്തകം വാങ്ങി.
avan kai neetti pusthakam vaangi.
He stretched out his hand and took the book.
All Malayalam words for “lengthen”
- നീട്ടുക (neettuka) — Lengthen, extend, cause delay.
- ദീര്ഘിപ്പിക്കുക (deerghippikkuka) — Prolong, lengthen, extend.
- വലിയുക (valiyuka) — Become tight, lengthen, drag, become dry; (fig.) sneak, evade, escape.
neettuka is the plain transitive verb, deerghippikkuka its formal counterpart for prolonging, and valiyuka describes something stretching or tightening of its own accord.
Common questions
How do you say lengthen in Malayalam?
നീട്ടുക (neettuka).
Can neettuka mean to delay?
Yes, it is also used for dragging a matter out or putting it off.