Affection in Malayalam
Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “affection”:
- അടുപ്പം (aduppam) — Nearness, close ralationship, affection, illicit (sexual) relation, intimacy, affinity.
- പൊന്നാരം (ponnaram) — Gold necklace, flattery, beauty, great affection, coquetry.
- പ്രണയം (pranayam) — Affection, love, sexual love, faith, devotion.
- പ്രതിപത്തി (prathipathi) — Strong interest, affection. favour, 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.
- 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.
- സ്നേഹം (sneham) — Love, affection, heartiness, oil, fat.
- ഹാര്ദ്ദം (haarddam) — Affection, cordiality, clemency, sincerity, heartiness, mercy, kindness.