Shrink in Malayalam
When a shirt comes out of the wash smaller, Malayalam says it ചുങ്ങുക (chunguka). The verb covers shrinking, shrivelling and drying up, and you will hear it about cloth, fruit and skin.
Shrink, shrivel, grow dry.
ചൂടുവെള്ളത്തിൽ കഴുകിയാൽ ഷർട്ട് ചുങ്ങുകയാണ്.
chooduvellathil kazhukiyaal shartu chungukayaanu.
Washed in hot water the shirt does shrink.
All Malayalam words for “shrink”
- ചുങ്ങുക (chunguka) — Shrink, shrivel, grow dry.
- ഇടുങ്ങുക (idunguka) — Shrink, become narrow or contracted.
- ഹ്രസിക്കുക (hrasikkuka) — Shrink, become smaller, shorten.
- ചൊട്ടുക (chottuka) — Be tired, contract, shrink, fall drop by drop.
ചുങ്ങുക (chunguka) is the everyday shrink, ഇടുങ്ങുക (idunguka) means to become narrow or cramped, ചൊട്ടുക (chottuka) suggests contracting from tiredness or drying, and ഹ്രസിക്കുക (hrasikkuka) is formal, for being reduced in size.
Common questions
How do you say shrink in Malayalam?
ചുങ്ങുക (chunguka) is the normal verb for something shrinking or shrivelling.
Which word fits a shrinking budget or population?
ഹ്രസിക്കുക (hrasikkuka), the formal verb for becoming smaller, is what writing about numbers and quantities uses.