Admiration in Malayalam
Admiration put into words is പ്രശംസ (prasamsa), praise. Malayalam does not usually split the feeling from its expression here, so one noun serves for both. In speech, people often just exclaim കൊള്ളാം (kollaam).
Most common translation
Praise, flattery, admiration.
ടീച്ചറുടെ പ്രശംസ കുട്ടിക്ക് സന്തോഷം നൽകി.
teeccharude prasamsa kuttikku santhosham nalki.
The teacher's praise gave the child joy.
All Malayalam words for “admiration”
- പ്രശംസ (prasamsa) — Praise, flattery, admiration.
- കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) — Wow, an exclamation of surprise or admiration; Malayalis say kollam, and younger speakers also borrow vau.
- പ്രശസ്ത (prashastha) — Famous, renowned, much, admired, worthy of praise or admiration, celebrated.
പ്രശംസ is the noun, പ്രശസ്ത describes a person worthy of admiration, and കൊള്ളാം is the spoken exclamation of approval.
Common questions
How do you say admiration in Malayalam?
പ്രശംസ (prasamsa).
How do Malayalis show admiration out loud?
With കൊള്ളാം (kollaam), roughly wow or nice; younger speakers mix in borrowed English exclamations too.