Shudder in Malayalam
To shudder is ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka), to be jolted and startled, the verb for the involuntary shake that fear or bad news gives you. The shudder itself, as a noun, is കിടിലം (kidilam).
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 “shudder”
- ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka) — Be shocked, shudder, be startled.
- കിടിലം (kidilam) — Shudder, tremor, shivering.
- ഞെടുക്കം (nedukkam) — Shudder, shock.
- ഞെട്ടല് (nettal) — Shock, shudder, bursting, start.
- പതയ്ക്കുക (pathaykkuka) — Produce foam or froth, give off froth, shudder, to be haughty or proud.
- നടുക്കുക (nadukkuka) — Make one shudder or tremble, shake, give shock, frighten.
നടുക്കുക (nadukkuka) is the causative, to make somebody shudder, while nedukkam and nettal are shock and start, and pathaykkuka is about frothing and touches shuddering only at the margin.
Common questions
How do you say shudder in Malayalam?
ഞെട്ടുക (nettuka) for the verb, കിടിലം (kidilam) for the noun.
How do you say it made me shudder?
Use നടുക്കുക (nadukkuka), the verb for making someone shudder or tremble.