Torture in Malayalam
മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) is to beat and to torture, the verb used of custodial torture and of a thrashing alike. It is the strongest everyday option in this list. The doubled consonant in the middle is held, which is what gives the word its force.
Inflict heavy blows, torture, persecute, pulverize, press.
മരുന്നിലെ ഇലകൾ നന്നായി മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക.
marunnile ilakal nannaayi marddikkuka.
Crush the leaves for the medicine well.
All Malayalam words for “torture”
- മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) — Inflict heavy blows, torture, persecute, pulverize, press.
- മഥനം (mathanam) — Churning, torture, torment, killing, rubbing.
- ഹിംസിക്കുക (himsikkuka) — To kill, to torture, plunder.
- ചോദ്യം (chodyam) — Question, asking, torture, interrogation.
- വധിക്കുക (vadhikkuka) — Kill, destroy, torture.
മഥനം (mathanam) is really churning and only metaphorically torture, and ചോദ്യം (chodyam) means questioning, with torture as an old extended sense; neither suits the modern noun.
Common questions
How do you say torture in Malayalam?
മര്ദ്ദിക്കുക (marddikkuka) for the verb; the usual modern noun for torture is a separate word not listed here.
What about the words that mean killing?
ഹിംസിക്കുക (himsikkuka) and വധിക്കുക (vadhikkuka) cross over into killing, so they are too strong for torture on its own.