Protrude in Malayalam
തുറിക്കുക (thurikkuka) is to protrude, to bulge or stick out, and it is used of a bone, a stone in a wall and of eyes that stare wide. The staring sense is the one you hear most in speech.
Most common translation
Protrude, stare, project, bulge.
ഭയം കാരണം അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ തുറിക്കുന്നു.
bhayam kaaranam avante kannukal thurikkunnu.
Because of fear his eyes are bulging.
Dictionary entry
- തുറിക്കുക (thurikkuka) — Protrude, stare, project, bulge.
This is the only entry, and it covers both sticking out and staring; which one a listener takes depends entirely on what is doing the protruding.
Common questions
How do you say protrude in Malayalam?
തുറിക്കുക (thurikkuka).
Does the same verb mean to stare?
Yes. Used of eyes, തുറിക്കുക (thurikkuka) describes a wide, fixed stare.