Tearing in Malayalam
Tearing in the sense of ripping something apart is വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) in Malayalam, a formal noun paired with splitting. Both listed options belong to written and classical Malayalam rather than daily speech. Say vi-paa-da-nam.
Most common translation
Splitting, tearing.
വിറകിന്റെ വിപാടനം അച്ഛൻ തുടങ്ങി.
virakinte vipaadanam achchan thudangi.
Father began the splitting of the firewood.
All Malayalam words for “tearing”
- വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) — Splitting, tearing.
- രദം (radam) — Tearing, cleavage, scratch, tooth, tusk of elephant.
വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) is splitting and tearing, while രദം (radam) carries tearing beside senses such as cleavage, tooth and tusk.
Common questions
How do you say tearing in Malayalam?
വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) is the nearest term, meaning splitting or tearing.
Why avoid രദം (radam)?
Its commonest senses are a tooth and an elephant tusk, so it is easily misread.