Aggrieved in Malayalam

Grief-stricken or aggrieved translates as ദുഃ ഖാര്‍ത്ത (dugaartha), a compound of the words for sorrow and afflicted. This is literary Malayalam at home in poetry, news writing and formal description rather than a conversation at home.

Most common translation

ദുഃഖാര്‍ത്ത (dugaartha)

Grief-stricken, bereaved, aggrieved.

ദുഃഖാര്‍ത്തയായ അമ്മ ഒന്നും പറഞ്ഞില്ല.

duh khaarthayaaya amma onnum paranjilla.

The grief-stricken mother said nothing.

All Malayalam words for “aggrieved”

ദുഃ ഖാര്‍ത്ത describes a person weighed down by grief, while കത്തുക (kathuka) is a verb meaning to burn, used figuratively for the smarting feeling of being wronged.

Common questions

How do you say aggrieved in Malayalam?

ദുഃ ഖാര്‍ത്ത (dugaartha) is the adjective for aggrieved or grief-stricken.

How would someone say they feel aggrieved in ordinary speech?

They would more likely use the verb കത്തുക (kathuka), literally to burn, for that inner smarting feeling.