Rotting in Malayalam
അളിച്ചില് (alichil) is the noun for rotting and decay, the state of something that has gone off. It is used of food left out, fallen fruit, standing water and damp cloth. The related verb describes the process of going rotten.
Most common translation
Rotting, decaying.
പെട്ടിയിലെ മാങ്ങയ്ക്ക് അളിച്ചില് തുടങ്ങി.
pettiyile maangaykku alichil thudangi.
The mangoes in the box have started rotting.
Dictionary entry
- അളിച്ചില് (alichil) — Rotting, decaying.
It names the condition rather than the smell or the residue; technical decomposition and composting are described with Sanskrit-based terms instead.
Common questions
How do you say rotting in Malayalam?
അളിച്ചില് (alichil), the noun for rotting or decaying.
Does it apply to people or only to things?
In its plain sense it is about matter going bad, but it is also used figuratively of something left to go to waste.