Nodding in Malayalam
Nodding is spelled out in Malayalam as തലകുലുക്കല് (thalakulukkal), a compound meaning the shaking of the head. Say tha-la-ku-luk-kal. Note the cultural detail built into the entry: this motion is read as agreement, so the word implies assent.
Nodding the head, a sign of agreement.
അവന്റെ തലകുലുക്കൽ സമ്മതത്തിന്റെ ലക്ഷണമായിരുന്നു.
avante thalakulukkal sammathathinte lakshanamaayirunnu.
His nod was a sign of agreement.
Dictionary entry
- തലകുലുക്കല് (thalakulukkal) — Nodding the head, a sign of agreement.
തലകുലുക്കല് (thalakulukkal) names the gesture and the agreement it conveys, and it is sometimes used with a hint of empty agreement, nodding along without conviction.
Common questions
How do you say nodding in Malayalam?
Say തലകുലുക്കല് (thalakulukkal), literally head-shaking, which in Malayalam means nodding yes.
How do you say shaking the head to mean no?
That is described with a different verb of turning or waving the head; this entry covers only the nod of agreement.