Tremor in Malayalam
A tremor is നടുക്കം (nadukkam), na-du-kkam, from the verb for shaking. It serves both the physical tremor of the hands and the jolt of a sudden shock, which is why you hear it in reports of bad news as often as in a clinic. It is the standard word in written Malayalam.
Most common translation
Tremor, shock, unexpected mental shock.
വാർത്ത കേട്ടപ്പോൾ എനിക്ക് ഒരു നടുക്കം തോന്നി.
vaartha kettappol enikku oru nadukkam thonni
I felt a shock when I heard the news.
All Malayalam words for “tremor”
- നടുക്കം (nadukkam) — Tremor, shock, unexpected mental shock.
- കിടിലം (kidilam) — Shudder, tremor, shivering.
- നടുങ്ങല് (nadungal) — Shock, tremor, shuddering.
- വിറ (vira) — Shivering, trembling, quake, tremor.
- ഭൂചലനം (bhoochalanam) — Earthquake, earth tremor, the earth's motion, the daily and annual motions of the earth (rotation and revolution).
ഭൂചലനം (bhoochalanam) is specifically an earth tremor or earthquake, and കിടിലം (kidilam) is the brief shudder that passes over you rather than a sustained tremor.
Common questions
How do you say tremor in Malayalam?
Tremor is നടുക്കം (nadukkam).
Which word do I use for an earth tremor?
ഭൂചലനം (bhoochalanam), which means earthquake and earth tremor, is the one for the ground shaking.