Downfall in Malayalam
Downfall is അധപതനം (adhapathanam), the fall from standing that follows ruin or disgrace. The word is formal and shows up in commentary about leaders, dynasties and institutions. Say a-dha-pa-tha-nam evenly.
Most common translation
Downfall, decline.
മടി ഒരാളുടെ അധപതനം ആണ്.
madi oraalude adhapathanam aanu.
Laziness is a person's downfall.
All Malayalam words for “downfall”
- അധപതനം (adhapathanam) — Downfall, decline.
- അവരോഹണം (avarohanam) — Descending, downfall.
- പതനം (pathanam) — Fall, downfall, decline, setting, ruin, death, stage, flying.
- പാതനം (paathanam) — Fall, downfall, shedding.
- ഭ്രംശം (bhramsham) — Deviation, fall from a high position, downfall, decline, blunder.
അധപതനം is downfall with a sense of moral or social decline, പതനം (pathanam) is a fall of any kind, അവരോഹണം (avarohanam) is a plain descent, and ഭ്രംശം (bhramsham) is slipping from a high position.
Common questions
How do you say downfall in Malayalam?
അധപതനം (adhapathanam) means downfall or decline.
Which word is the general one for a fall?
പതനം (pathanam), which covers falling, setting and ruin.