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.
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”
- ഉള്ക്കരുത്ത് (ulkkaruth) — Mental strength, intrinsic strength, will-power.
- കരളുറപ്പ് (karalurapp) — Will-power, resoluteness.
- ചങ്കുറപ്പ് (chankurapp) — Sturdy determination, courage, boldness, 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.