Culpable in Malayalam

കുറ്റകരം (kuttakaram) means culpable or criminal — the term a lawyer or a news report uses for conduct that amounts to an offence. It is built on kuttam, fault or crime. The tt is doubled and crisp: kut-ta-ka-ram.

Most common translation

കുറ്റകരം (kuttakaram)

Culpable, criminal.

ഇത് നിയമപ്രകാരം കുറ്റകരം ആണ്.

ithu niyamaprakaaram kuttakaram aanu.

This is punishable under the law.

Dictionary entry

കുറ്റകരം (kuttakaram) describes an act that is punishable or blameworthy in law, so it suits offences rather than ordinary mistakes.

Common questions

How do you say culpable in Malayalam?

കുറ്റകരം (kuttakaram), meaning culpable or criminal.

Can I use it for a small mistake?

It would sound heavy. The word implies legal fault or something punishable, not a careless slip.