Lazy in Malayalam

A lazy man is മടിയന്‍ (madiyan) in Malayalam, an idler who keeps away from work. For an indifferent, slack attitude the adjective ഉദാസീന (udaaseena) does the job. There is also ആലസ്യന്‍ (aalasyan), an idler or truant.

Most common translation

മടിയന്‍ (madiyan)

Lazy man, idler.

മടിയൻ രാവിലെ വൈകി എഴുന്നേൽക്കും.

madiyan raavile vaiki ezhunnelkkum.

The lazy fellow wakes up late in the morning.

All Malayalam words for “lazy”

മന്ദന്‍ (mandan) mixes laziness with dullness and foolishness, and മടിക്കുക (madikkuka) is the verb, to be lazy or to hesitate.

Common questions

How do you say lazy in Malayalam?

മടിയന്‍ (madiyan) names a lazy person.

How do you say that someone idles away time?

കുത്തിയിരിക്കുക (kuthiyirikuka), the idiom for sitting about with no work.