Breaking in Malayalam

ഉടയ്ക്കല്‍ (udaykkal) is the act of breaking or smashing something, whether glass, a coconut or a wall. It is a verbal noun, so it names the breaking rather than describing what got broken.

Most common translation

ഉടയ്ക്കല്‍ (udaykkal)

Breaking, shattering.

തേങ്ങ ഉടയ്ക്കല്‍ അവന്റെ പണിയാണ്.

thenga udaykkal avante paniyaanu.

Breaking coconuts is his job.

All Malayalam words for “breaking”

ഒടിവ് (odivu) is a fracture, as of a bone or a branch; പൊട്ടല്‍ (pottal) is a crack and the sound of cracking; പൊളിപ്പ് (polipp) is breaking up and demolition; and വിഘടനം (vighadanam) with ശിഥിലീകരണം (shithileekaranam) are technical words for breaking into components and disintegrating.

Common questions

How do you say breaking in Malayalam?

ഉടയ്ക്കല്‍ (udaykkal) is the general word for the act of breaking something.

Which word fits a broken bone?

ഒടിവ് (odivu). It is the word used of fractures in bones and in branches.