Spoilt in Malayalam
For something spoilt, Malayalam uses the verb ദോഷപ്പെടുക (doshappeduka), to go bad or become defective: do-shap-pe-du-ka. It works for food turning, for a plan going wrong, and in ritual contexts for something being polluted.
Most common translation
Get spoilt, go bad, become polluted, be defiled, fall into sin.
മഴ നനഞ്ഞ് അരി ദോഷപ്പെട്ടു.
mazha nananju ari doshappettu.
The rice got spoilt from the rain.
All Malayalam words for “spoilt”
- ദോഷപ്പെടുക (doshappeduka) — Get spoilt, go bad, become polluted, be defiled, fall into sin.
- അതിവികൃതി (athivikrithi) — Naughtiness, distortion, mischievousness, highly spoilt nature.
ദോഷപ്പെടുക (doshappeduka) is the verb for going bad, while അതിവികൃതി (athivikrithi) is about behaviour, the excessive mischief of a spoilt child.
Common questions
How do you say spoilt in Malayalam?
Say ദോഷപ്പെടുക (doshappeduka) for something getting spoilt.
How do I describe a spoilt child?
അതിവികൃതി (athivikrithi) captures it, naming the extreme naughtiness rather than the indulgence behind it.