Damage in Malayalam
കേട് (ked) is the short, everyday word for damage — a fault in a machine, harm done to a thing, even poor health. One syllable, with the e of bed and a final d you barely release. Damage to a body is പരുക്ക് (parukk), an injury or bruise.
Most common translation
Damage, defect, harm, flaw, fault, illness.
മഴയിൽ മേൽക്കൂരയ്ക്ക് കേട് വന്നു.
mazhayil melkkooraykku ked vannu.
The roof got damaged in the rain.
All Malayalam words for “damage”
- കേട് (ked) — Damage, defect, harm, flaw, fault, illness.
- ചേതം (chetham) — Loss, damage, destruction, harm.
- തരക്കേട് (tharakked) — Harm, damage, defect, default, drawback.
- ഹാനി (haani) — Violation, damage, shortage, ruin, destruction, loss, harm.
- അറ്റകുറ്റം (attakuttam) — Fault, defect, damage.
- നഷ്ടം (nashtam) — Loss, money or value lost, damage, the harm of losing something.
- പരുക്ക് (parukk) — Injury, bruise, wound, scar, callous spot, damage.
- ഇൻഷുറൻസ് (inshuransu) — Insurance, a policy paid for so that a loss is covered; cover against accident, illness or damage.
കേട് (ked) and തരക്കേട് (tharakked) are the colloquial damage-or-defect words, ചേതം (chetham) and ഹാനി (haani) the formal loss-and-ruin ones, അറ്റകുറ്റം (attakuttam) a fault needing repair, and പരുക്ക് (parukk) bodily injury.
Common questions
How do you say damage in Malayalam?
Damage is കേട് (ked).
Which word suits an insurance claim?
For loss and damage in formal writing use ചേതം (chetham) or ഹാനി (haani); the cover itself is ഇൻഷുറൻസ് (inshuransu).