Strain in Malayalam

ക്ലേശം (klesham) is strain in the sense of hardship and distress, the wear that difficulty puts on a person. Say kle-sham. It is a Sanskrit word, at home in writing and in talk about illness or money trouble.

Most common translation

ക്ലേശം (klesham)

Difficulty, grief, affliction, strain, distress.

യാത്രയില്‍ കുറച്ചു ക്ലേശം ഉണ്ടായി.

yaathrayil kurachu klesham undaayi.

There was some hardship on the journey.

All Malayalam words for “strain”

ഹേമം (hemam) carries force and compulsion among its many senses, and ചുളുവില്‍ (chuluvil) means without strain or effort.

Common questions

How do you say strain in Malayalam?

Strain is ക്ലേശം (klesham).

Does klesham cover physical strain?

It covers the toll rather than the mechanics, so bodily exhaustion and mental distress both fit, while strain on a rope or a muscle is described differently.