Affection in Malayalam
പ്രണയം (pranayam) is the noun covering affection and love, and in modern use it tilts firmly towards romantic love. For warmth between friends or family, speakers more often use the verb സ്നേഹിക്കുക (snehikkuka), to love.
Most common translation
Affection, love, sexual love, faith, devotion.
അവർ രണ്ടു വർഷമായി പ്രണയത്തിലാണ്.
avar randu varshamaayi pranayathilaanu.
They have been dating for two years.
All Malayalam words for “affection”
- പ്രണയം (pranayam) — Affection, love, sexual love, faith, devotion.
- ഹാര്ദ്ദം (haarddam) — Affection, cordiality, clemency, sincerity, heartiness, mercy, kindness.
- സ്നേഹം (sneham) — Love, affection, heartiness, oil, fat.
- അടുപ്പം (aduppam) — Nearness, close relationship, affection, illicit (sexual) relation, intimacy, affinity.
- മമത (mamatha) — The feeling of 'my' or 'mine', self interest, affection, close attachment, affinity.
- മിത്രഭാവം (mithrabhaavam) — Friendliness, friendship, affection.
- മൈത്രി (maithri) — Friendship, friendliness, affection.
- പൊന്നാരം (ponnaram) — Gold necklace, flattery, beauty, great affection, coquetry.
- പ്രതിപത്തി (prathipathi) — Strong interest, affection. favour, affinity.
- വാത്സല്യം (vaalsalyam) — Fondness, endearment, great affection or attachment.
- വൈരാഗ്യം (vairaagyam) — Lack of affection or affinity, detachment, disgust, contempt esp. of worldliness, hatred, state of an ascetic.
- സ്നേഹിക്കുക (snehikkuka) — Loves. Feels deep affection for someone; likes something very much.
പ്രണയം is romantic; മൈത്രി and മിത്രഭാവം are affection between friends, അടുപ്പം is closeness, and മമത is attachment to what one feels is one's own.
Common questions
How do you say affection in Malayalam?
പ്രണയം (pranayam) for warm or romantic affection.
What if you mean affection for a parent or a friend?
Use the verb സ്നേഹിക്കുക (snehikkuka); പ്രണയം would suggest romance.