പണി തരുക

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of പണി (paṇi, “work; trouble”) +‎ തരുക (taruka, “to give (towards the speaker)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɐɳi t̪ɐɾuɡɐ/

Verb

പണി തരുക • (paṇi taruka)

  1. (slang) to cause trouble; to backfire; to fail unexpectedly.
    ഫോൺ പണി തന്നല്ലോ!
    phōṇ paṇi tannallō!
    The phone gave (me) trouble! (The phone failed/glitched at a bad time).
  2. (literal) to give work; to provide employment or a task to the speaker.
    അദ്ദേഹം എനിക്ക് ഒരു പണി തന്നു.
    addēhaṁ enikk oru paṇi tannu.
    He gave me a job/task.

Usage Notes

  • Difference between കൊടുക്കുക and തരുക: While പണി കൊടുക്കുക (paṇi koṭukkuka) means giving trouble to *someone else*, പണി തരുക specifically implies that the trouble or work is directed *towards the speaker*.
  • In the slang context, it usually implies a sense of betrayal by an object or person you relied on
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