Tickling in Malayalam
ഇക്കിളി (ikkili) is tickling, the word children shout while doing it and adults use for the feeling. It has a playful ring, three light syllables with a doubled k. കിക്കിളി (kikkili) is a variant of the same word heard in some regions.
Most common translation
Tickling.
കാലിൽ ഇക്കിളി തോന്നി അവൾ ചിരിച്ചു.
kaalil ikkili thonni aval chirichu.
Feeling a tickle on her foot, she laughed.
All Malayalam words for “tickling”
- ഇക്കിളി (ikkili) — Tickling.
- കിക്കിളി (kikkili) — Tickling, titillation.
ഇക്കിളി (ikkili) also carries the sense of a titillating or risque joke, so a film described with it is not necessarily about feathers.
Common questions
How do you say tickling in Malayalam?
ഇക്കിളി (ikkili); some speakers say കിക്കിളി (kikkili) for the same thing.
Is there a verb for to tickle?
Speakers keep the noun ഇക്കിളി (ikkili) and add a verb meaning to make or to give, rather than using a separate verb root.