Twist in Malayalam
Twist is പിരിയുക (piriyuka) in Malayalam when something twists or twines by itself, and it also covers milk curdling. To twist something with your hands, the related പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) is used, as of twisting strands into rope. Both are everyday verbs.
Most common translation
Twist, twine, separate; coagulate, curdle.
ചൂടിൽ പാൽ വേഗം പിരിയുകയാണ്.
choodil paal vegam piriyukayaanu
In the heat the milk curdles fast.
All Malayalam words for “twist”
- പിരിയുക (piriyuka) — Twist, twine, separate; coagulate, curdle.
- 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.
- പുളയുക (pulayuka) — Twist the body, whirl about, wriggle, squiggle, revel frantically.
piriyuka describes the twisting happening, pirikkuka the act of twisting something, murukkuka tightening or twisting firmly, and pulayuka the body writhing or wriggling.
Common questions
How do you say twist in Malayalam?
Say പിരിയുക (piriyuka) for something twisting, and പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) for twisting something yourself.
How do you say to twist rope?
പിരിക്കുക (pirikkuka) is used for twisting strands together to make rope.