Faulty in Malayalam
Careful here, because the one listed word is not a general translation of faulty. ദൃഷ്ടിദോഷം (drushtidosham) is a compound about sight: a flaw in observation or scrutiny, and in everyday superstition the harm done by an envious look.
Faulty scrutiny, error in observation, effect of 'evil eye'.
കുട്ടിക്ക് ദൃഷ്ടിദോഷം ഏറ്റു എന്ന് മുത്തശ്ശി പറഞ്ഞു.
kuttikku drushtidosham ettu ennu muththashi paranju.
Grandmother said the child got the evil eye.
Dictionary entry
- ദൃഷ്ടിദോഷം (drushtidosham) — Faulty scrutiny, error in observation, effect of 'evil eye'.
ദൃഷ്ടിദോഷം (drushtidosham) lives in two worlds, technical talk about an error of observation and folk talk about the evil eye, so it should not be used of a faulty switch or a faulty argument.
Common questions
How do you say faulty in Malayalam?
Not with the word on this page. ദൃഷ്ടിദോഷം (drushtidosham) means a fault in seeing or the effect of the evil eye, not faulty in general.
When would a Malayali actually say this word?
When a child falls ill or a new venture goes wrong and somebody blames an envious look; formal writing also uses it for an error of observation.