Strut in Malayalam
ഞെളിയുക (neliyuka) is to strut, to walk with the chest pushed forward in self satisfaction. Say ne-li-yu-ka. It is a vivid and slightly mocking verb, and the dictionary adds the sense of being pompous.
Most common translation
Strut, walk proudly, be proud, be pompous, thrust the chest forward proudly.
പുതിയ ഉടുപ്പിട്ട് അവന് ഞെളിഞ്ഞു നടന്നു.
puthiya uduppittu avan nelinju nadannu.
Wearing the new dress, he strutted about.
Dictionary entry
- ഞെളിയുക (neliyuka) — Strut, walk proudly, be proud, be pompous, thrust the chest forward proudly.
The strut of a frame or a bridge, a supporting bar, is a separate English sense and no word here covers it.
Common questions
How do you say strut in Malayalam?
To strut is ഞെളിയുക (neliyuka).
Is neliyuka insulting?
It is unflattering. Saying someone walks that way is a comment on their vanity, so it is used about people rather than to them.