Gnawed in Malayalam
കരണ്ട (karanda) is the participle for gnawed or nibbled, what rats have done to a sack of rice. It sits directly in front of the noun, the way gnawed does in English.
Most common translation
Gnawed, nibbled.
എലി കരണ്ട പുസ്തകം മേശയിലുണ്ട്.
eli karanda pusthakam meshayilundu.
The book gnawed by the rat is on the table.
Dictionary entry
- കരണ്ട (karanda) — Gnawed, nibbled.
കരണ്ട (karanda) describes the result of small repeated bites, so it fits rodents and insects rather than a large animal tearing at something.
Common questions
What is gnawed in Malayalam?
കരണ്ട (karanda), the participle meaning gnawed or nibbled.
How would I say the rats gnawed the wires?
Put karanda in front of the thing bitten; the word itself already carries the sense of nibbling away.