Resist in Malayalam
To resist is പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക (prathirodhikkuka), the verb used for resisting an attack, a disease or a demand. Its noun form is the word Kerala uses for immunity and for defence, which gives a sense of how broadly it is applied.
Most common translation
പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക (prathirodhikkuka)
Resist, obstruct.
രോഗത്തെ പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക എന്നതാണ് നല്ല വഴി.
rogaththe prathirodhikkuka ennathaan nalla vazhi.
Resisting the disease is the better way.
All Malayalam words for “resist”
- പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക (prathirodhikkuka) — Resist, obstruct.
- രോധിക്കുക (rodhikkuka) — Stop, resist, impede, obstruct.
- എതിരിടുക (ethiriduka) — Oppose, attack, resist, confront.
- ചെറുക്കുക (cherukkuka) — Oppose, defend, resist, stop, hinder, prevent.
ethiriduka is nearer to confronting or attacking than to holding out, cherukkuka is holding something back or warding it off, and rodhikkuka is the bare root, found mostly in literary prose.
Common questions
How do you say resist in Malayalam?
Use പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക (prathirodhikkuka).
Which word fits resisting an illness?
പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക (prathirodhikkuka), since the related noun is the ordinary Malayalam word for immunity.