Arrears in Malayalam
Unpaid dues that have piled up are കുടിശ്ശിക (kudishika) in Malayalam. The word is standard in bills, bank notices and government letters, so you will read it far more often than you hear it. Say it ku-di-shi-ka with a soft d.
Most common translation
Arrears.
വാടകയുടെ കുടിശ്ശിക അടച്ചു തീർത്തു.
vaadakayude kudishika adachu theertthu.
The rent arrears were fully paid.
All Malayalam words for “arrears”
- കുടിശ്ശിക (kudishika) — Arrears.
- പാട്ടബാക്കി (pattabakki) — Arrears of land -rent.
പാട്ടബാക്കി is narrower, meaning arrears of land rent in particular, so കുടിശ്ശിക is the one to use for overdue amounts of any kind.
Common questions
How do you say arrears in Malayalam?
കുടിശ്ശിക (kudishika) is the word, used for any overdue amount still to be paid.
Which word fits unpaid rent?
പാട്ടബാക്കി (pattabakki) covers arrears of land rent specifically; for other dues കുടിശ്ശിക is safer.