Meaninglessly in Malayalam

Talking meaninglessly is പ്രലപിക്കുക (pralapikkuka) in Malayalam, the verb for blabbering and rambling on. The same word also covers wailing, since both are speech without sense behind it. Malayalam expresses the idea through such verbs rather than through an adverb.

Most common translation

പ്രലപിക്കുക (pralapikkuka)

Blabber, talk meaninglessly, wail, weep.

പനിയിൽ അവൻ എന്തൊക്കെയോ പ്രലപിച്ചു.

paniyil avan enthokkeyo pralapichu.

In his fever, he babbled something.

All Malayalam words for “meaninglessly”

പ്രലപിക്കുക (pralapikkuka) is the plainest of the three; ചവയ്ക്കുക (chavaykkuka) is literally to chew and കുരയ്ക്കുക (kuraykkuka) to bark, both used idiomatically for empty talk.

Common questions

How do you say meaninglessly in Malayalam?

There is no adverb here; use the verb പ്രലപിക്കുക (pralapikkuka), to talk meaninglessly.

Are the other options idiomatic?

Yes, ചവയ്ക്കുക (chavaykkuka) and കുരയ്ക്കുക (kuraykkuka) mean chewing and barking, used figuratively of senseless chatter.