Scattered in Malayalam
Neither listed word is a real match for the English adjective scattered. The closest is ഉതിരുക (uthiruka), a verb meaning to fall off or be shed, the way petals, grains or hair come loose and drop.
Fall or drop off, be shed in the form of powder, be scattered.
കാറ്റത്ത് പൂക്കൾ ഉതിർന്നു വീണു.
kaattathu pookkal uthirnnu veenu.
The flowers dropped off in the wind.
All Malayalam words for “scattered”
- ഉതിരുക (uthiruka) — Fall or drop off, be shed in the form of powder, be scattered.
- തെറി (theri) — (root) be scattered, shatter and fall around, break away, sputter, splash about.
ഉതിരുക (uthiruka) describes things dropping and spreading as they fall, while തെറി (theri) is a root form behind verbs about something shattering and flying apart; neither works as an adjective for scattered papers or a scattered crowd.
Common questions
How do you say scattered in Malayalam?
There is no exact word in this list. ഉതിരുക (uthiruka) is the nearest, but it means to fall off or be shed rather than scattered.
When would a speaker actually use uthiruka?
For flowers dropping from a tree, grains falling from an ear of paddy, or hair coming out. The idea is shedding, with the spreading only implied.