Loose in Malayalam

Something loose, not tightened, is മുറുകാത്ത (murukaatha), literally the not-tight form, used of a knot, a screw or a rope with slack in it. Its opposite sits in the same list, ഇറുക്കമുള്ള (irukkamulla), tight.

Most common translation

മുറുകാത്ത (murukaatha)

Loose.

മുറുകാത്ത കയർ ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും കെട്ടി.

murukaatha kayar njaan veendum ketti

I tied the loose rope again.

All Malayalam words for “loose”

murukaatha describes the state, കഴലുക (kazhaluka) is the verb for something working loose and slipping off, and വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam) is the medical sense, loose motion. മണല്‍ (manal) is loose sand specifically.

Common questions

How do you say loose in Malayalam?

മുറുകാത്ത (murukaatha), meaning not tight.

How do I say a screw has come loose?

Use the verb കഴലുക (kazhaluka), to get loose or slip off.