പുലിവാല്‍ (pulival)

noun · colloquial · Malayalam word · pronounced pulival

Meaning in English

Tiger's tail
(idm.) a difficulty which one can neither avoid nor face (like holding a tiger by its tail around a tree)

ഈ ജോലി ഒരു പുലിവാല്‍ ആയി മാറി.

ee joli oru pulival aayi maari.

This job turned into a tiger by the tail.

വായ്പ എടുത്തത് പുലിവാല്‍ ആയി.

vaaypa eduthathu pulival aayi.

Taking the loan became an inescapable trouble.

Nearby words

പുലര്‍ (pular) — Dawn, prosperity, improvement, progress.

പുലര്‍ത്തുക (pularthuka) — Protect, cause increase, support, maintain.

പുല്ല് (pullu) — Grass, the green plant that covers the ground and is eaten by cattle.

പുളകം (pulakam) — Horripilation, thrill, rapturous shuddering, a precious gem, the cut surface of a gem.