Strike in Malayalam
പ്രഹരിക്കുക (praharikkuka) is to strike or hit, the formal verb used in writing about blows and attacks. Say pra-ha-ri-kku-ka. It covers striking a person and striking a target, and it belongs to news reports more than to kitchen talk.
Most common translation
Beat, attack, hit, strike, chastise.
അവന് പന്തില് ശക്തിയായി പ്രഹരിച്ചു.
avan panthil shakthiyaayi praharichu.
He struck the ball hard.
All Malayalam words for “strike”
- പ്രഹരിക്കുക (praharikkuka) — Beat, attack, hit, strike, chastise.
- കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) — Blow, strike, beat(drum etc.) make a dig at, clap (the hands), make fun of.
- നരുക്കുക (narukkuka) — Crush, strike, torment, persecute, kill.
- തല്ലുക (thalluka) — Beat, thrash, strike, flog.
- അടിച്ചുവീഴ്ത്തുക (adichuveezhthuka) — Knock down, strike down.
- ഓങ്ങല് (ongal) — Aiming at, beginning, attempt, going to strike or beat.
- ഓങ്ങുക (onguka) — Aim at, begin, try, be about to strike.
കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) is to strike a drum, a bell or a door, തല്ലുക (thalluka) is to beat or thrash, and ഓങ്ങുക (onguka) is to be about to strike. A workers strike is a different word altogether.
Common questions
How do you say strike in Malayalam?
To strike is പ്രഹരിക്കുക (praharikkuka).
How do you say a labour strike?
Not with these verbs. Malayalam uses its noun for a stoppage of work, which this dictionary lists under striking.