Shocked in Malayalam
To be shocked, startled out of your composure, is ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka). Kerala speakers use it for the jolt of bad news as much as for a physical start.
Most common translation
Be shocked, shudder, be startled.
വാർത്ത കേട്ട് എല്ലാവരും ഞെട്ടുകയാണ്.
vaartha kettu ellaavarum nettukayaanu.
Everyone is shocked on hearing the news.
All Malayalam words for “shocked”
- ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka) — Be shocked, shudder, be startled.
- ത്രസിക്കുക (thrasikkuka) — Tremble, shake, be shocked or startled.
ത്രസിക്കുക (thrasikkuka) adds trembling to the shock and is the more literary of the two; neither is the word for an electric shock.
Common questions
How do you say shocked in Malayalam?
Use ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka), the verb for being shocked or startled.
Is this the word for an electric shock?
No. The electrical sense uses the borrowed English word.