Blunder in Malayalam
A blunder is an അമളി (amali), a short colloquial word for an embarrassing slip-up. Speakers use it when something went comically wrong, so it is lighter in tone than a word for a serious mistake.
Most common translation
Blunder, mischance.
ഇന്ന് എനിക്ക് വലിയ അമളി പറ്റി.
innu enikku valiya amali patti.
Today I made a big blunder.
All Malayalam words for “blunder”
- അമളി (amali) — Blunder, mischance.
- ഭ്രംശം (bhramsham) — Deviation, fall from a high position, downfall, decline, blunder.
- ഭ്രമണം (bhramanam) — Whirling, revolving, revolution, journey, deviation, error, blunder.
അമളി (amali) is the everyday informal word. ഭ്രംശം (bhramsham) is formal and means a fall from position or a decline, and ഭ്രമണം (bhramanam) chiefly means whirling or revolving, with blunder only a stretched sense.
Common questions
How do you say blunder in Malayalam?
അമളി (amali) is the word, used for a blunder or embarrassing mishap.
Is it a serious word?
Not very. It usually points to a clumsy or awkward slip rather than a grave mistake, and it often comes with a laugh.