Stopping in Malayalam
മുടക്കം (mudakkam) is the noun for stopping something, the stoppage or suspension of work. Say mu-dak-kam. A strike, a halted project and a shutdown all take it.
Most common translation
Stopping, hindrance, investment of capital, suspension of work, holiday.
മഴകൊണ്ട് പണിക്ക് മുടക്കം വന്നു.
mazhakondu panikku mudakkam vannu.
The work was held up because of the rain.
All Malayalam words for “stopping”
- മുടക്കം (mudakkam) — Stopping, hindrance, investment of capital, suspension of work, holiday.
- അനുവദിക്കുക (anuvadikkuka) — To let, to allow, to permit someone to do something; to allow, to permit, to let someone do something; allows; permits someone to do something, lets a thing happen, gives permission; allowing; permitting, giving leave to do something, not stopping someone.
- അവസാനമില്ലാത്ത (avasaanamillaatha) — Endless, having no end, going on and on without stopping.
- തുടരുന്നു (thudarunnu) — Continues; goes on without stopping, keeps happening, carries on from before.
- തുടർന്നു (thudarnnu) — Continued, went on, kept going without stopping; the past form of thudaruka.
The same entry carries the sense of capital tied up and idle, which is the other face of the word: something held back rather than moving.
Common questions
How do you say stopping in Malayalam?
Stopping, in the sense of a stoppage, is മുടക്കം (mudakkam).
Why are words about continuing listed here?
തുടരുന്നു (thudarunnu) and തുടർന്നു (thudarnnu) mean continues and continued, and they reached this list through the phrase without stopping in their English glosses.