Useless in Malayalam
പ്രയോജനമില്ലാത്ത (prayojanamillaatha) is the neutral word for useless, made from the noun for benefit plus the ending for lacking. It describes a useless effort, a useless gadget or a useless rule without insulting anyone. It is long but entirely transparent once you see the two parts.
പ്രയോജനമില്ലാത്ത (prayojanamillaatha)
Useless.
പ്രയോജനമില്ലാത്ത സാധനങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങൾ കളഞ്ഞു.
prayojanamillaatha saadhanangal njangal kalanju.
We threw away the useless things.
All Malayalam words for “useless”
- പ്രയോജനമില്ലാത്ത (prayojanamillaatha) — Useless.
- കൊള്ളരുതാത്ത (kollaruthaatha) — Useless, worthless, bad.
- മിനക്കെട്ട (minakketta) — Futile, useless.
- പഴുപ്പന് (pazhuppan) — A bilious, unhealthy man; (idm.) a spiritless, dull man, a useless, clumsy fellow.
- പാഴ് (pazhu) — Futile, barren, useless; futility, waste, barrenness.
- പൊട്ട (potta) — Broken, trifling, useless, idiotic.
- അലസല് (alasal) — Abortion, disturbance; abortion, disturbance, going away, proving futile or useless.
- പാഴാകുക (paazhaakuka) — Go waste, become useless.
- മിനക്കെടുക (minakkeduka) — Waste time, remain without work, engage in useless activity, idle away time.
- വിഫലീകരണം (vifaleekaranam) — Rendering useless or futile.
- ശവം (shavam) — Dead body, corpse; (fig.) clumsy, useless fellow.
കൊള്ളരുതാത്ത (kollaruthaatha) is harsher and usually aimed at people, good for nothing, while പൊട്ട (potta) and പാഴ് (pazhu) are blunt words for broken, worthless or wasted.
Common questions
How do you say useless in Malayalam?
Useless is പ്രയോജനമില്ലാത്ത (prayojanamillaatha).
Which of these words insults a person?
കൊള്ളരുതാത്ത (kollaruthaatha) is the one to avoid unless you mean it, since applied to a person it says good for nothing.