Straits in Malayalam
ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam) is straits in the sense of a tight spot, pressure or difficulty, most often about money. Say ne-ru-kkam. The root idea is narrowness, which is the same picture English draws with straits.
Most common translation
Pressure, difficulty, straits, distress, financial straits.
ഈ മാസം വീട്ടിൽ പണത്തിന് ഞെരുക്കം ഉണ്ട്.
ee maasam veettil panathinu nerukkam undu.
This month there is a money shortage at home.
All Malayalam words for “straits”
- ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam) — Pressure, difficulty, straits, distress, financial straits.
- മുട്ടുക (muttuka) — Be in straits or difficulty, be hindered or obstructed, collide with, knock against, be stopped.
മുട്ടുക (muttuka) is the verb for being in straits, hindered or brought up short; the geographical strait between two seas is a different word.
Common questions
How do you say straits in Malayalam?
Straits, meaning difficulty, is ഞെരുക്കം (nerukkam).
Does nerukkam mean crowding too?
Yes. The literal sense is things pressed close together, which is why it works for a crush of people and for financial pressure alike.