Intoxicated in Malayalam
The plain way to say someone got intoxicated is ലഹരിപിടിക്കുക (laharipidikkuka), built from lahari, intoxication, and pidikkuka, to catch hold. It is the phrase you would hear in ordinary speech about drink taking effect. Pronounce it la-ha-ri-pi-dik-ku-ka, with every syllable light.
ലഹരിപിടിക്കുക (laharipidikkuka)
Become intoxicated.
പാട്ടു കേട്ട് അവന് ലഹരിപിടിച്ചു.
paattu kettu avanu laharipidichu.
He became intoxicated listening to the song.
All Malayalam words for “intoxicated”
- ലഹരിപിടിക്കുക (laharipidikkuka) — Become intoxicated.
- മദിക്കുക (madikkuka) — Be haughty or arrogant, be intoxicated, be delighted, be in rut.
- വില്ലിക്കുക (villikkuka) — Bend like a bow, get intoxicated.
ലഹരിപിടിക്കുക (laharipidikkuka) is the straightforward verb for becoming intoxicated, മദിക്കുക (madikkuka) is wider and often means to be puffed up or elated, and വില്ലിക്കുക (villikkuka) literally describes bending like a bow, with intoxication as a figurative extension.
Common questions
How do you say intoxicated in Malayalam?
Use ലഹരിപിടിക്കുക (laharipidikkuka), meaning to become intoxicated.
Does madikkuka always mean drunk?
No. മദിക്കുക (madikkuka) more often means to be arrogant, elated or excited, so intoxication is only one of its readings and the context has to make it clear.