Throbbing in Malayalam
സ്പന്ദനം (spandanam) covers throbbing as both the action and the sensation, whether it is a pulse under the skin or the shudder of a machine. Four light syllables, with the stress on the first. In writing it often stands where English would say pulse or rhythm.
Most common translation
Throbbing, vibration, throb, beat (heart beat), quivering.
ഡോക്ടർ കുട്ടിയുടെ ഹൃദയ സ്പന്ദനം പരിശോധിച്ചു.
doktar kuttiyude hrudaya spandanam parishodhichu.
The doctor checked the heartbeat of the child.
Dictionary entry
- സ്പന്ദനം (spandanam) — Throbbing, vibration, throb, beat (heart beat), quivering.
Malayalam needs no separate participle here, since the noun സ്പന്ദനം (spandanam) does the work of the English throbbing on its own.
Common questions
How do you say throbbing in Malayalam?
സ്പന്ദനം (spandanam), the same noun used for a throb, a pulse or a vibration.
Can സ്പന്ദനം (spandanam) be used figuratively?
Yes, writers use it for the throbbing life of a city or the pulse of an age.