Press in Malayalam
Malayalam has no single all-purpose verb for press, and the closest in this list is തെള്ളുക (thelluka), used of pressing or crushing something down. For pressing something soft or squeezing it, പതുക്കുക (pathukkuka) and ഞെക്കുക (nekkuka) are nearer the mark. The printing press, the noun, is അച്ചടിശാല (achadishala).
Press, crush, winnow, sift.
മുറം കൊണ്ട് അമ്മ അരി തെള്ളി.
muram kondu amma ari thelli.
Mother winnowed the rice with a winnowing basket.
All Malayalam words for “press”
- തെള്ളുക (thelluka) — Press, crush, winnow, sift.
- പതുക്കുക (pathukkuka) — Press, squeeze, make soft, conceal, hide.
- ഞെക്കുക (nekkuka) — Squeeze, press.
- മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) — Inflict heavy blows, torture, persecute, pulverize, press.
- അച്ചടിശാല (achadishala) — Printing press.
- ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്യുക (klikk cheyyuka) — Click; to press a mouse button or tap a link on a screen, also the small sharp sound of something snapping.
- ഞരടുക (naraduka) — Press with the fingers.
- തള്ളുക (thalluka) — Push, to press something away; to shove or move by force.
- തിക്കുക (thikkuka) — Press forward, crowd, elbow each other.
- പത്രസമ്മേളനം (pathrasammelanam) — Press conference.
- പിതുക്കുക (pithukkuka) — Crush, press down, squeeze.
- പിഴിയുക (pizhiyuka) — Squeeze, press and bring out the juice.
thelluka, pathukkuka and nekkuka divide the work of pressing, squeezing and crushing between them, while thalluka is plain pushing and achadishala names the printing shop.
Common questions
How do you say press in Malayalam?
There is no one word; തെള്ളുക (thelluka) covers pressing and crushing, and അച്ചടിശാല (achadishala) is a printing press.
Which word fits pressing a button?
None of these is a neat fit; ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്യുക (klikk cheyyuka) is the borrowed verb used for clicking or pressing a key on a screen.