Washing in Malayalam
None of the entries here is the general word for washing. The closest is മോറല് (moral), which names scrubbing or cleansing by rubbing, the hand action of working dirt out of cloth or a vessel. Say moral with a short first vowel and a light tap of the r.
Scrubbing, cleansing, washing by rubbing.
അടുക്കളയിലെ പാത്രം മോറല് ഇന്ന് കഴിഞ്ഞു.
adukkalayile paathram moral innu kazhinju
The scrubbing of the kitchen vessels is done for today.
All Malayalam words for “washing”
- മോറല് (moral) — Scrubbing, cleansing, washing by rubbing.
- കുളിമുറി (kulimuri) — Bathroom, the room used for bathing and washing.
- വിഴുപ്പ് (vizhupp) — Soiled clothes, dirty linen for washing.
- സോപ്പ് (soppu) — Soap. A bar or liquid used with water for washing.
The other candidates circle the topic without translating it: കുളിമുറി (kulimuri) is the bathroom, സോപ്പ് (soppu) is soap, and വിഴുപ്പ് (vizhupp) is the pile of soiled clothes waiting to be washed.
Common questions
How do you say washing in Malayalam?
There is no single noun for it in this set; the nearest is മോറല് (moral), scrubbing or cleansing by rubbing.
What word covers the dirty laundry itself?
വിഴുപ്പ് (vizhupp), which means soiled clothes or dirty linen collected for washing.