Fallen in Malayalam
Malayalam has പതിത (pathitha) for fallen, used of someone brought low in standing or morally ruined rather than of an object that has dropped. It is a Sanskrit participle and sounds formal.
Most common translation
Fallen, ruined, degraded.
പതിത ആയ നിലയിൽ അവൻ തിരിച്ചെത്തി.
pathitha aaya nilayil avan thiricheththi.
He came back in a fallen state.
All Malayalam words for “fallen”
- പതിത (pathitha) — Fallen, ruined, degraded.
- നിലകെട്ട (nilaketta) — Having lost one's position, deposed, impolite, fallen, timid, unsteady.
പതിത (pathitha) is about degradation and നിലകെട്ട (nilaketta) describes someone who has lost position or steadiness; for a thing that simply fell, Malayalam uses the participle of the ordinary verb to fall, which is not listed here.
Common questions
How do you say fallen in Malayalam?
പതിത (pathitha) is the listed word, meaning fallen, degraded or ruined.
Can I use it for a fallen tree?
No. It carries a moral or social sense, so a fallen tree needs the plain verb for falling instead.