Adept in Malayalam
An adept, in the sense of an expert at something, is a വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan). The word points to real proficiency, though it can also be used slyly for someone clever enough to be cunning.
An expert, proficient man, clever, cunning person, an adept (person), adept.
അദ്ദേഹം കൃഷിയില് വിദഗ്ദ്ധനാണ്.
addeham krishiyil vidagddhananu.
He is an expert in farming.
All Malayalam words for “adept”
- വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan) — An expert, proficient man, clever, cunning person, an adept (person), adept.
- വിദഗ്ദ്ധ (vidagddha) — Skilled, clever, proficient, having expert knowledge, deceitful, cunning, indigestible, not well-cooked; skilled woman, adept.
വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan) refers to a skilled or expert man, while വിദഗ്ദ്ധ (vidagddha) is the adjectival form and is also used of a skilled woman. Both carry the secondary sense of being crafty, so tone decides whether it is praise.
Common questions
How do you say adept in Malayalam?
വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan) is the word for an adept or expert person.
Why does it also mean cunning?
Because the underlying idea is cleverness, which can be read as admirable skill or as slyness depending on who is speaking and about whom.