Stimulate in Malayalam

To stimulate is ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുക (uthejippikkuka), whether what is stirred is an appetite, an economy or a person. Say u-the-jip-pi-kku-ka. The long pi-kku-ka tail is the causative ending, which turns the root into to make something stir.

Most common translation

ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുക (uthejippikkuka)

Stimulate, stir up, inspire, prompt, excite.

അധ്യാപകന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കുട്ടികളെ ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ്.

adhyaapakante vaakkukal kuttikale uthejippikkukayaanu

The teacher's words inspire the children.

Dictionary entry

The same verb covers encourage, inspire and incite, so the English shade has to come from the words around it.

Common questions

How do you say stimulate in Malayalam?

Stimulate is ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുക (uthejippikkuka).

Does uthejippikkuka have a negative sense?

It can. Used of a crowd or of anger it shades into inciting, which is why news writing usually names what was stirred up.