Short-cut in Malayalam

എളുപ്പവഴി (eluppavazhi) is the short cut, literally the easy road, a compound of easy and way. People use it for a back lane that saves time and, exactly as in English, for an easier method of doing something.

Most common translation

എളുപ്പവഴി (eluppavazhi)

Short-cut.

കടയിലേക്ക് ഒരു എളുപ്പവഴി ഉണ്ട്.

kadayilekku oru eluppavazhi und.

There is a short-cut to the shop.

Dictionary entry

The figurative sense carries over, so there is no need for a second word when you mean a short cut in how a job is done.

Common questions

How do you say short cut in Malayalam?

Use എളുപ്പവഴി (eluppavazhi).

Can it mean an easy way out?

Yes. The same word carries the critical sense of cutting corners.