Unclean in Malayalam
Unclean is വൃത്തികെട്ട (vrithiketta), from the word for cleanliness with the participle meaning spoiled, so literally having lost its cleanliness. Say vri-thi-ket-ta. It is blunt and common, used of a dirty room, dirty clothes and dirty behaviour alike.
Most common translation
Unclean, ugly, dirty.
വൃത്തികെട്ട കൈകൾ കഴുകണം.
vrithiketta kaikal kazhukanam.
Dirty hands must be washed.
Dictionary entry
- വൃത്തികെട്ട (vrithiketta) — Unclean, ugly, dirty.
The same adjective is also the ordinary word for ugly and for morally filthy, so it carries real disapproval and is not a neutral hygiene term.
Common questions
How do you say unclean in Malayalam?
Unclean is വൃത്തികെട്ട (vrithiketta).
Can it be used about a person's conduct?
Yes, and it often is. Applied to behaviour it means dirty in the moral sense.