Lifeless in Malayalam
Lifeless is നിര്ജ്ജീവ (nirjjeeva) in Malayalam, built with a negative prefix on the word for life. It covers a body without life and, figuratively, a dull or inactive performance. For plainly dead, Malayalam says മരിച്ച (maricha).
Most common translation
Lifeless, senseless, dead, passive, inactive.
ഉച്ചനേരത്ത് ചന്ത ആകെ നിര്ജ്ജീവമായിരുന്നു.
ucchaneratthu chantha aake nirjjeevamaayirunnu.
At midday the market was altogether lifeless.
All Malayalam words for “lifeless”
- നിര്ജ്ജീവ (nirjjeeva) — Lifeless, senseless, dead, passive, inactive.
- മരിച്ച (maricha) — Dead, no longer alive, lifeless.
nirjjeeva can mean inert or spiritless as well as dead, whereas maricha states flatly that someone is no longer alive.
Common questions
How do you say lifeless in Malayalam?
നിര്ജ്ജീവ (nirjjeeva).
What is the difference from maricha?
maricha means dead, while nirjjeeva can also describe something dull, passive or inactive.