Backwards in Malayalam
തിരിച്ച് (thirich) means back or backwards, as in going back, giving back or turning back. It is short, very common, and it attaches to verbs of motion and return.
Most common translation
Separately, back, backwards, in a classified manner.
അവന് വൈകിട്ട് വീട്ടിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ച് പോയി.
avan vaikittu veettilekku thirichu poyi.
He went back home in the evening.
All Malayalam words for “backwards”
- തിരിച്ച് (thirich) — Separately, back, backwards, in a classified manner.
- മലക്കം (malakkam) — Standing upright and bending the body backwards.
- മലക്കംമറിയുക (malakkammariyuka) — Perform somersault backwards.
മലക്കം (malakkam) is bending the body backwards and മലക്കംമറിയുക (malakkammariyuka) is to turn a backward somersault, used figuratively of somebody reversing their position.
Common questions
How do you say backwards in Malayalam?
തിരിച്ച് (thirich), used with verbs of movement and return.
What does malakkam mariyuka suggest about a politician?
That they have flipped completely: മലക്കംമറിയുക (malakkammariyuka) describes a total reversal of stand.