Abase in Malayalam
The phrase given for abase is തരം താഴ്ത്തുക (Tharam thazhthuka), literally to lower someone's grade. Tharam is rank or quality and thazhthuka is to lower, so the image is of pushing a person down a level.
Most common translation
തരം താഴ്ത്തുക (Tharam thazhthuka)
Abase.
ആരെയും തരം താഴ്ത്തുക എന്നത് തെറ്റാണ്.
aareyum tharam thazhthuka ennathu thettaanu.
To abase anyone is wrong.
Dictionary entry
- തരം താഴ്ത്തുക (Tharam thazhthuka) — Abase.
The one option listed leans towards demotion and loss of standing rather than the moral self-abasement English sometimes means.
Common questions
How do you say abase in Malayalam?
തരം താഴ്ത്തുക (Tharam thazhthuka), to lower someone's rank or standing.
Would this be used at work?
Yes, it fits demotion and loss of status, and it also covers humiliating someone in front of others.