Bored in Malayalam
Spoken Malayalam says ബോറടിക്കുക (boradikkuka) for being bored or fed up, a casual verb borrowed from the English bore and fitted with a Malayalam ending. Four beats, bo-ra-dik-kuka. It is informal, extremely common among younger speakers, and the natural choice in conversation.
To be bored, to feel dull or fed up; the everyday Malayalam way of saying one is bored.
വീട്ടിൽ ഇരുന്നു ബോറടിച്ചു.
veettil irunnu boradichu.
I got bored sitting at home.
All Malayalam words for “bored”
- ബോറടിക്കുക (boradikkuka) — To be bored, to feel dull or fed up; the everyday Malayalam way of saying one is bored.
- മുഷിഞ്ഞ (mushinja) — Soiled, dirty, shabby, bored, wearied, displeased, disgusted.
- തുളയുക (thulayuka) — Get bored or pierced.
ബോറടിക്കുക (boradikkuka) is the everyday verb, മുഷിഞ്ഞ (mushinja) describes someone wearied and displeased and also means soiled or shabby, and തുളയുക (thulayuka) mainly means to be pierced, touching boredom only loosely.
Common questions
How do you say bored in Malayalam?
ബോറടിക്കുക (boradikkuka) is the ordinary way to say to be bored.
Is there a less casual word for it?
Writing may use മുഷിഞ്ഞ (mushinja) for a wearied, disgusted person, though speech sticks with ബോറടിക്കുക (boradikkuka).