Shrivelled in Malayalam
The dictionary gives വാടല് (vaadal) here, which is the fading or withering itself and also the thing that has faded. The verb for a living body going dry and lean is ശുഷ്കിക്കുക (shushkikkuka).
Most common translation
Fading, withering sth. that has faded, shrivelled.
വെയിൽ കൊണ്ട ചെടികളിൽ വാടൽ കണ്ടു.
veyil konda chedikalil vaadal kandu.
The plants in the sun showed signs of wilting.
All Malayalam words for “shrivelled”
- വാടല് (vaadal) — Fading, withering sth. that has faded, shrivelled.
- ശുഷ്കിക്കുക (shushkikkuka) — Become thin, dry up, become lean, become shrivelled, emaciated.
Strictly vaadal is a noun, so for the adjective shrivelled Malayalam attaches a participle ending to one of these verbs; there is no ready made adjective in the list.
Common questions
How do you say shrivelled in Malayalam?
Use a participle built on ശുഷ്കിക്കുക (shushkikkuka), or വാടല് (vaadal) when you mean the withered state itself.
Which word fits a person grown thin and dry?
ശുഷ്കിക്കുക (shushkikkuka), which the dictionary gives for becoming lean and emaciated.