Stunned in Malayalam
പകയ്ക്കുക (pakaykkuka) is a verb, to be stunned or left at a loss. Say pa-kayk-ku-ka. It describes the blank moment when something unexpected lands and the mind has not caught up.
Most common translation
Be stunned, be perplexed, be startled.
വെളിച്ചം കണ്ട് മാൻ പകയ്ക്കുകയാണ്.
velicham kandu maan pakaykkukayaanu.
Seeing the light the deer is startled.
Dictionary entry
- പകയ്ക്കുക (pakaykkuka) — Be stunned, be perplexed, be startled.
It gives the state, not the adjective; stunned as a description is formed from the participle of this verb, and a stunning physical blow takes other words.
Common questions
How do you say stunned in Malayalam?
To be stunned is പകയ്ക്കുക (pakaykkuka).
Is pakaykkuka about shock or confusion?
Both at once. The word covers being dazed and being perplexed, so it fits bad news and a baffling question equally well.