Demote in Malayalam

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക (tharamthaazhthuka) means to demote — to reduce someone to a lower grade or rank. It names the grade outright, which is why office orders prefer it. Say tha-ram-thaazh-thu-ka.

Most common translation

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക (tharamthaazhthuka)

Demote, reduce to a lower rank or grade.

ഞങ്ങളുടെ മേലധികാരി ആരെയും തരംതാഴ്ത്തില്ല.

njangalude meladhikaari aareyum tharamthaazhthilla.

Our boss will not demote anyone.

All Malayalam words for “demote”

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക (tharamthaazhthuka) is specifically demotion in rank, while താഴ്ത്തുക (thaazhthuka) is the general verb to lower or bring down and means demote only when the context is rank.

Common questions

How do you say demote in Malayalam?

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക (tharamthaazhthuka), to reduce someone to a lower grade.

Can I simply use താഴ്ത്തുക (thaazhthuka)?

In conversation yes, but it also means lowering anything physically, so the longer word is clearer in writing about jobs.