Drunk in Malayalam
Getting drunk is വാറാകുക (vaaraakuka) in colloquial Malayalam, a joking way of saying a person has turned their stomach into a bar. Keep it for friendly talk, never for formal writing. The first syllable is long, vaa-raa-ku-ka.
Most common translation
Get drunk, make one's stomach a 'bar'.
അയാൾ ഇന്നലെ വാറായി വീട്ടിലെത്തി.
ayal innale vaarayi veettilethi.
He came home drunk yesterday.
All Malayalam words for “drunk”
- വാറാകുക (vaaraakuka) — Get drunk, make one's stomach a 'bar'.
- പീത (peetha) — Yellow coloured, drunk, soaked in water.
വാറാകുക is the slangy verb for getting drunk, while പീത (peetha) is an old Sanskritic form whose everyday Malayalam sense is the colour yellow.
Common questions
How do you say drunk in Malayalam?
വാറാകുക (vaaraakuka) is the colloquial verb for getting drunk.
Is it polite?
No, it is jocular slang and out of place in formal or written Malayalam.