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attrition meaning in Malayalam

ക്ഷയം

/əˈtɹɪʃn̩/US/əˈtɹɪʃən/

attrition in Malayalam: ക്ഷയം, ക്ഷയിക്കൽ, ക്ഷീണിക്കൽ, ക്ഷയം സംഭവിക്കൽ. In English, attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

Malayalam words for attrition

weakening, wearing down, wearing away
ക്ഷയം, ക്ഷയിക്കൽ, ക്ഷീണിക്കൽ, ക്ഷയം സംഭവിക്കൽ, തേയ്വ്, തേയ്മാനം
abrasion, friction, erosion
ഉരയൽ, ഘർഷണം, പരസ്പരഘർഷണം, തേയ്മാനം, ദ്രവിക്കൽ, നുരുമ്പൽ

English meaning of attrition

  1. noun Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
  2. noun The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
  3. noun A gradual reduction in number.
  4. noun A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.

Full definition of attrition

attrition in a sentence

  • attritioned teeth; attritioned rock
  • The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school.

Synonyms of attrition

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Questions about attrition in Malayalam

What is the meaning of attrition in Malayalam?
Attrition in Malayalam is ക്ഷയം, ക്ഷയിക്കൽ, ക്ഷീണിക്കൽ, ക്ഷയം സംഭവിക്കൽ.
attrition എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Attrition: ക്ഷയം, ക്ഷയിക്കൽ, ക്ഷീണിക്കൽ, ക്ഷയം സംഭവിക്കൽ.
What does attrition mean in English?
Attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: attrition (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: attrition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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