പണി തരുക
pani taruka paṇi taruka /pɐɳi t̪ɐɾuɡɐ/
verb · ക്രിയ
to cause trouble; to backfire; to fail unexpectedly.
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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).”
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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.”
Etymology
Compound of പണി (paṇi, “work; trouble”) + തരുക (taruka, “to give (towards the speaker)”).