Tattered in Malayalam
Tattered as an adjective has no single match here, but the idea is carried by the element jeernna, worn out and decaying. Tattered clothes or rags are ജീര്ണ്ണവസ്ത്രം (jeernnavasthram) in Malayalam. The word is formal and written rather than spoken, and the rr is pronounced as a long trilled r.
ജീര്ണ്ണവസ്ത്രം (jeernnavasthram)
Tattered cloth, rags.
പാവം മനുഷ്യൻ ജീര്ണ്ണവസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചിരുന്നു.
paavam manushyan jeernnavasthram dharichirunnu
The poor man was wearing tattered clothes.
All Malayalam words for “tattered”
- ജീര്ണ്ണവസ്ത്രം (jeernnavasthram) — Tattered cloth, rags.
- അലവലാതി (alavalathi) — Tramp, beggar, person in tattered clothes, loafer.
- ജീര്ണ്ണിക്കുക (jeernnikkuka) — Decay, become rotten, wear out, become tattered, become digested.
Looking at all three, jeernnavasthram names the rags themselves, ജീര്ണ്ണിക്കുക (jeernnikkuka) is the verb for becoming worn out or decayed, and അലവലാതി (alavalathi) refers to a person in tattered clothes, a tramp or vagrant.
Common questions
How do you say tattered in Malayalam?
There is no plain adjective in this list. Tattered cloth is ജീര്ണ്ണവസ്ത്രം (jeernnavasthram), built on the element meaning worn out.
Which word would describe a person in rags?
അലവലാതി (alavalathi), which names the tramp or loafer rather than the state of the clothes.