Push in Malayalam

To push is തള്ളുക (thalluka), the verb for shoving something away from you, whether it is a stuck door or a person in a queue. The th is dental, made with the tongue on the teeth, and the ll is doubled and held. It is also the verb for pushing a case or a claim forward.

Most common translation

തള്ളുക (thalluka)

Push, to press something away; to shove or move by force.

വണ്ടി പുറകോട്ട് തള്ളൂ.

vandi purakottu thalloo.

Push the vehicle backwards.

All Malayalam words for “push”

ഉന്തുക (unthuka) is the close synonym for shoving a cart or a vehicle, ഉന്തിക്കുക (unthikkuka) is its causative, make someone push, and നീക്കുക (neekkuka) is really remove or shift, so it is not a substitute.

Common questions

How do you say push in Malayalam?

തള്ളുക (thalluka) is the verb; for pushing a vehicle or cart people also say ഉന്തുക (unthuka).

How do you say push down or topple?

That is തള്ളിയിടുക (thalliyiduka), push and let fall, used of knocking something or someone over.