പണി പാളുക

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of പണി (paṇi, “work; task”) +‎ പാളുക (pāḷuka, “to miss; to fail; to slip”). Literally "the work slipped/failed."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɐɳi paːɭuɡɐ/

Verb

പണി പാളുക • (paṇi pāḷuka)

  1. (slang) to backfire; to go wrong; to fail miserably.
    പരീക്ഷയ്ക്ക് കോപ്പി അടിക്കാൻ നോക്കിയതാ, പക്ഷേ പണി പാളി.
    parīkṣaykkŭ kōppi aṭikkāṉ nōkkiyatā, pakṣē paṇi pāḷi.
    Tried to cheat in the exam, but the plan backfired (got caught).
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