Deadly in Malayalam

Something deadly is മാരകമായ (maarakamaaya) in Malayalam, the full adjective you place before a noun, as in a deadly weapon or a deadly disease. It is built from a root meaning to cause death. The long vowels give it a slow rhythm: maa-ra-ka-maa-ya.

Most common translation

മാരകമായ (maarakamaaya)

Fatal, killing, deadly.

ഇത് ഒരു മാരകമായ രോഗമാണ്.

ithu oru maarakamaaya rogamaanu.

This is a deadly disease.

All Malayalam words for “deadly”

മാരക is the same word in its stem form and attaches directly to nouns in compounds, അതിഘോര means terrible or devastating rather than lethal, and കാകോളം is specifically a deadly poison.

Common questions

How do you say deadly in Malayalam?

മാരകമായ (maarakamaaya) is the adjective for deadly, fatal or lethal.

When do I use maaraka without the ending?

മാരക (maaraka) appears as the first element of a compound, while മാരകമായ stands as a separate adjective before the noun.