Shred in Malayalam

ചീന്ത് (cheenth) is a shred or strip, the thin piece torn off something. It is used of cloth and paper and of any long narrow strip.

Most common translation

ചീന്ത് (cheenth)

A shred, a strip.

തുണിയുടെ ഒരു ചീന്ത് കൊണ്ട് കൈ കെട്ടി.

thuniyude oru cheenthu kondu kai ketti.

He bound his hand with a strip of cloth.

Dictionary entry

It is the noun only; to shred something Malayalam uses its verbs for tearing, which the dictionary lists elsewhere.

Common questions

How do you say shred in Malayalam?

Use ചീന്ത് (cheenth) for a shred or strip.

Does it mean a trace, as in not a shred of evidence?

Not in Malayalam. The word stays physical, a torn strip of something.