Sneezing in Malayalam
A sneeze, or sneezing as a whole, is തുമ്മല് (thummal) in Malayalam. Say it with a doubled m in the middle, thum-mal, keeping the stress light on the first syllable. There is nothing formal or clinical about it; a child and a doctor would both reach for the same word.
Most common translation
Sneezing.
പൊടി ശ്വസിച്ചപ്പോൾ തുമ്മല് തുടങ്ങി.
podi shwasichappol thummal thudangi.
When he inhaled dust, sneezing started.
Dictionary entry
- തുമ്മല് (thummal) — Sneezing.
The entry covers a single sneeze as well as the repeated sneezing that comes with a cold.
Common questions
How do you say sneezing in Malayalam?
Sneezing is തുമ്മല് (thummal).
Is thummal a noun or a verb?
It behaves as a noun, meaning the sneeze or the act of sneezing, so it can stand alone as an answer or combine with a verb of happening.