പണി തരുക

pani taruka paṇi taruka /pɐɳi t̪ɐɾuɡɐ/

Meaning in English

to cause trouble; to backfire; to fail unexpectedly.

verb · ക്രിയ

Definition

Meaning and examples

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).”
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.”

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