Tighten in Malayalam
മുറുക്കുക (murukkuka) is to tighten, used of a screw, a knot, a rope and of tightening rules. The same verb means to chew betel, a sense every Malayali knows from the paan shop. The doubled k in the middle is held a beat longer than English would hold it.
Tighten, twist, make firm, chew (betel), prepare medicated oil.
അച്ഛൻ കസേരയുടെ സ്ക്രൂ മുറുക്കുകയാണ്.
achchan kaserayude skroo murukkukayaanu.
Father is tightening the screw of the chair.
All Malayalam words for “tighten”
- മുറുക്കുക (murukkuka) — Tighten, twist, make firm, chew (betel), prepare medicated oil.
- പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) — Separate, server, tighten, twist the strands to make rope, remove burning firewood and extinguish fire, collect.
പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) is to twist strands or to separate, so it tightens only in the sense of twisting a rope; for a bolt or a grip, മുറുക്കുക (murukkuka) is the verb.
Common questions
How do you say tighten in Malayalam?
മുറുക്കുക (murukkuka), whether what is tightened is a screw, a knot or a regulation.
Why does the verb also mean chewing betel?
The chewing motion is described as a tightening, and the usage is so settled that the verb alone can mean a betel chew.