Smoulder in Malayalam
To smoulder is നീറുക (neeruka), used of a fire burning without flame and, in the older English sense, of a wound that smarts. The two senses sit together because both are a slow, steady burn. It is a short verb, three syllables.
Most common translation
Smoulder, smart.
കൈയിലെ ചെറിയ മുറിവ് നീറുകയാണ്.
kaiyile cheriya murivu neerukayaanu
The small cut on my hand is smarting.
Dictionary entry
- നീറുക (neeruka) — Smoulder, smart.
It is a dictionary word rather than a common one; in speech Kerala describes a smouldering heap with the noun for smoke and a verb of continuing.
Common questions
How do you say smoulder in Malayalam?
നീറുക (neeruka), to burn slowly without flame.
Can it describe anger?
The entry does not stretch that far; for anger that smoulders Malayalam uses verbs of boiling or holding inside.