Will-power in Malayalam

Will-power is ഉള്‍ക്കരുത്ത് (ulkkaruth), literally inner strength, from the word for inside plus the word for strength. Say ulkkaruth with a doubled k and the stress on the first syllable. It is the term for the resolve that carries someone through a hard stretch.

Most common translation

ഉള്‍ക്കരുത്ത് (ulkkaruth)

Mental strength, intrinsic strength, will-power.

അവളുടെ ഉള്‍ക്കരുത്ത് എല്ലാവരെയും അതിശയിപ്പിച്ചു.

avalude ulkkaruthu ellaavareyum athishayippichu

Her inner strength amazed everyone.

All Malayalam words for “will-power”

ചങ്കുറപ്പ് (chankurapp) is the colloquial favourite, built on the word for chest, closer to guts or nerve, and കരളുറപ്പ് (karalurapp) uses the liver in the same way, an older image for firmness of spirit.

Common questions

How do you say will-power in Malayalam?

Will-power is ഉള്‍ക്കരുത്ത് (ulkkaruth).

Which word sounds most natural in speech?

ചങ്കുറപ്പ് (chankurapp), which means sturdy determination or boldness and is what people actually say about someone with nerve.