Shrinking in Malayalam
Shrinking, whether of cloth in the wash or of a budget, is ചുരുങ്ങല് (churungal). The noun comes from the verb for contracting, and it covers shrinkage, shrivelling and getting smaller generally. Say chu-run-gal, with the ng as in singer.
Shrinkage, shrinking, shrivelling, contracting.
ഷർട്ടിന്റെ ചുരുങ്ങല് അമ്മ കണ്ടു.
shartinte churungal amma kandu.
Mother noticed the shirt's shrinkage.
All Malayalam words for “shrinking”
- ചുരുങ്ങല് (churungal) — Shrinkage, shrinking, shrivelling, contracting.
- ഒട്ടല് (ottal) — Stickiness, shrinking, becoming lean, a kind of bamboo.
ചുരുങ്ങല് (churungal) is the ordinary shrinking or contracting. ഒട്ടല് (ottal) means sticking or adhering, with shrinking only in the sense of a body growing lean and drawn, and it also names a kind of bamboo.
Common questions
How do you say shrinking in Malayalam?
Use ചുരുങ്ങല് (churungal), the word for shrinkage or contraction.
Which word describes a person becoming thin?
ഒട്ടല് (ottal) carries that sense of becoming lean and shrivelled, though its main meaning is stickiness.