Pressure in Malayalam

Pressure in the everyday sense is ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam) in Malayalam, used of being squeezed by circumstances, by crowds or by money troubles. It describes the strain more than the physical force. Say ne-ruk-kam.

Most common translation

ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam)

Pressure, difficulty, straits, distress, financial straits.

ഈ മാസം വീട്ടിൽ പണത്തിന് ഞെരുക്കം ഉണ്ട്.

ee maasam veettil panathinu nerukkam undu.

This month there is a money shortage at home.

All Malayalam words for “pressure”

ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam) is pressure as difficulty or crowding, വ്യാമര്‍ദ്ദം (vyaamarddam) impact or applied pressure, തിരക്ക് (thirakk) the rush of being busy, ചതയ്ക്കുക (chathaykkuka) to press or crush something and പിതുക്കം (pithukkam) the state of yielding under pressure.

Common questions

How do you say pressure in Malayalam?

ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam) covers pressure in the sense of strain or difficulty.

Which word fits physical pressure?

വ്യാമര്‍ദ്ദം (vyaamarddam) is used for impact and applied pressure.