Rotten in Malayalam
Rotten is ചീഞ്ഞ (cheenja), the participle placed before a noun for fish that has turned, fruit gone soft or wood eaten through. It is the word used in the market and at home.
Most common translation
Decayed, rotten, putrefaction, overboiling.
ചീഞ്ഞ പഴം അമ്മ വെളിയിൽ ഇട്ടു.
cheenja pazham amma veliyil ittu.
Mother threw the rotten fruit outside.
All Malayalam words for “rotten”
- ചീഞ്ഞ (cheenja) — Decayed, rotten, putrefaction, overboiling.
- ജീര്ണ്ണിക്കുക (jeernnikkuka) — Decay, become rotten, wear out, become tattered, become digested.
jeernnikkuka is a verb covering decaying and wearing out, including food being digested, so it describes the process rather than the state.
Common questions
How do you say rotten in Malayalam?
Say ചീഞ്ഞ (cheenja) before the noun.
Which word fits something slowly decaying?
ജീര്ണ്ണിക്കുക (jeernnikkuka), the verb for decaying and wearing out.