Suffocation in Malayalam

വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടല്‍ (veerppumuttal) puts breath and blockage together: suffocation, choking, the feeling of not being able to draw air. Malayalam also uses it for a stifling atmosphere at home or at work.

Most common translation

വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടല്‍ (veerppumuttal)

Suffocation, choking, stifling.

തിരക്കിൽ എനിക്ക് വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടല്‍ തോന്നി.

thirakkil enikku veerppumuttal thonni.

I felt suffocation in the crowd.

Dictionary entry

The word names the condition rather than the act, so smothering someone would be described with a verb instead.

Common questions

How do you say suffocation in Malayalam?

വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടല്‍ (veerppumuttal).

Can it describe a feeling rather than a physical state?

Yes. വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടല്‍ (veerppumuttal) is often used of pressure and tension that leave a person unable to breathe freely.