Wrestling in Malayalam
ഗുസ്തി (gusthi) is wrestling, a loan from Hindustani that covers the village bout and the Olympic sport alike. It is also used figuratively for any prolonged tussle.
Most common translation
Wrestling.
ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ ഇന്ന് ഗുസ്തി മത്സരം നടന്നു.
graamaththil innu gusthi mathsaram nadannu
A wrestling match was held in the village today.
All Malayalam words for “wrestling”
- ഗുസ്തി (gusthi) — Wrestling.
- പിടിത്തം (piditham) — Hold, grasp, withholding, cramp, wrestling, liking.
- ഗോദ (goda) — A raised platform filled with sand for wrestling.
- പൊത്തിപ്പിടി (pothippidi) — Covering with the palms, seizing person round his shoulders and arms (as in wrestling).
ഗോദ (goda) is the sand pit the bout is fought in, and പിടിത്തം (piditham) and പൊത്തിപ്പിടി (pothippidi) name grips rather than the sport.
Common questions
How do you say wrestling in Malayalam?
Wrestling is ഗുസ്തി (gusthi).
What is goda?
ഗോദ (goda) is the raised floor filled with sand that a wrestling bout is held on.