Snap in Malayalam
A snap of the fingers is ഞൊടി (nodi), and from that sound the word also came to mean a moment, the briefest instant. In a moment, in Malayalam, is literally in a finger-snap. Two syllables, both short.
Most common translation
Snap of the fingers or the sound produced by snapping, a moment.
ഒരു ഞൊടി കൊണ്ട് അവന് ഓടി മറഞ്ഞു.
oru nodi kondu avan odi maranju.
He ran out of sight in a moment.
Dictionary entry
- ഞൊടി (nodi) — Snap of the fingers or the sound produced by snapping, a moment.
The time sense is now the commoner one, so the gesture usually has to be spelled out with the word for finger alongside it.
Common questions
How do you say snap in Malayalam?
ഞൊടി (nodi), the snap of the fingers and the sound it makes.
How do I say in an instant?
The same word ഞൊടി (nodi) with a case ending, since a snap of the fingers is the Malayalam measure of an instant.