Reproach in Malayalam
വഴക്കുപറയുക (vazhakkuparayuka) is to reproach or rebuke someone, literally to speak a quarrel at them. It is thoroughly colloquial, the word for the scolding a child gets at home. Six beats across a compound.
Most common translation
വഴക്കുപറയുക (vazhakkuparayuka)
Abuse, rebuke, reproach.
അമ്മ ഞങ്ങളെ ഉറക്കെ വഴക്കുപറയുകയില്ല.
amma njangale urakke vazhakkuparayukayilla.
Mother does not scold loudly.
All Malayalam words for “reproach”
- വഴക്കുപറയുക (vazhakkuparayuka) — Abuse, rebuke, reproach.
- ദൂഷ്യം (dooshyam) — Fault, flaw, defect, reproach, poison.
ദൂഷ്യം (dooshyam) is a noun meaning fault or blemish and reaches reproach only in the sense of something blameworthy, so it cannot replace the verb.
Common questions
How do you say reproach in Malayalam?
വഴക്കുപറയുക (vazhakkuparayuka) for reproaching or scolding a person.
Is it strong language?
It is ordinary rather than harsh, but it does name a telling off, so it would be out of place in a formal letter.