Shutter in Malayalam
കതക് (kathak) is the leaf of a door, the panel that swings or slides, and the dictionary gives shutter among its senses. It is the older native word for the moving part of a doorway.
Most common translation
Leaf of a door, a door, shutter.
കാറ്റില് കതക് ശക്തിയായി അടഞ്ഞു.
kaattil kathaku shakthiyaayi adanju.
The door shut hard in the wind.
All Malayalam words for “shutter”
- കതക് (kathak) — Leaf of a door, a door, shutter.
- പൂട്ടിയിടുക (poottiyiduka) — Fasten, keep under leash, down the shutter, lock out.
The rolling shutter of a modern shop is normally called by the borrowed English word, and പൂട്ടിയിടുക (poottiyiduka) is the verb phrase for fastening or downing the shutter.
Common questions
How do you say shutter in Malayalam?
കതക് (kathak) for a door panel; a shop's rolling shutter is usually called by the English word.
How do you say to down the shutter?
പൂട്ടിയിടുക (poottiyiduka), which also means to fasten or lock up.