Indebtedness in Malayalam

Indebtedness in the sense of owing a debt of gratitude is കടപ്പാട് (kadappadu). It is what one expresses to a teacher or a helper, and it serves for formal obligation too. The final du is clipped short.

Most common translation

കടപ്പാട് (kadappadu)

Indebtedness, obligation.

അധ്യാപകനോട് എനിക്ക് വലിയ കടപ്പാട് ഉണ്ട്.

adhyaapakanodu enikku valiya kadappadu undu.

I have a great obligation to my teacher.

All Malayalam words for “indebtedness”

kadappadu is indebtedness as obligation, kadam the actual debt or loan, and baadhyatha the liability or duty to pay.

Common questions

How do you say indebtedness in Malayalam?

കടപ്പാട് (kadappadu), indebtedness or obligation.

What is the word for a money debt?

kadam, debt or loan.