Stiff in Malayalam
മരവിച്ച (maravicha) is stiff in the sense of a limb gone numb and rigid. It is the participle of മരവിക്കുക (maravikkuka), to go stiff or become benumbed, pronounced ma-ra-vi-cha. Cold fingers and a leg that has fallen asleep both take it.
Most common translation
Benumbed, frozen, become stiff.
മരവിച്ച കൈകള് തീയുടെ അടുത്ത് കാണിച്ചു
maravicha kaikal theeyude aduthu kaanichu
Held the numb hands near the fire.
All Malayalam words for “stiff”
- മരവിച്ച (maravicha) — Benumbed, frozen, become stiff.
- കാർഡ് (kaard) — Cards, a card; a printed or plastic card such as a bank card or a greeting card; card, a small stiff piece of paper or plastic such as a bank card or a greeting card.
- മരവിക്കുക (maravikkuka) — Become stiff, be benumbed, cease operation or functioning.
കാർഡ് (kaard) is the loanword for a card, and the stiff in its gloss describes the card rather than the Malayalam word.
Common questions
How do you say stiff in Malayalam?
Stiff, of a numbed limb, is മരവിച്ച (maravicha).
How would you say a stiff collar?
Not with these words. മരവിച്ച (maravicha) is about numbness, while a collar or a board that holds its shape takes the adjective for hard and solid.