Mistakes in Malayalam
തെറ്റല് (thettal) is the verbal noun for going wrong: committing mistakes, slipping, missing the mark. It covers an error of judgment as readily as a slip of the hand or an arrow that misses. ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള (sraddhayulla) appears in this entry only because its own definition mentions avoiding mistakes.
Committing mistakes, slipping, shooting (an arrow etc.).
കണക്കിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ തെറ്റല് ഉണ്ടായി.
kanakkil oru cheriya thettal undaayi.
A small slip occurred in the accounts.
All Malayalam words for “mistakes”
- തെറ്റല് (thettal) — Committing mistakes, slipping, shooting (an arrow etc.).
- ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള (sraddhayulla) — Careful, attentive, taking care to avoid mistakes or danger; focused. Concentrating fully on one thing; attentive and not distracted.
ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള (sraddhayulla) means careful and attentive, the opposite pole, so it is not a translation of mistakes at all.
Common questions
How do you say mistakes in Malayalam?
തെറ്റല് (thettal) names the act of making mistakes; it is the verbal noun from the verb for going wrong.
Does it also mean missing a target?
Yes. The same word is used for a shot or a throw that goes astray, which is where the sense of slipping comes from.