Affectionate in Malayalam

Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “affectionate”:

ഇഷ്ട (ishta) — Loving, dear, affectionate, favourite.
നിഹത (nihatha) — Killed, beaten, very affectionate.
ഭക്തി (bhakthi) — Piety, devotion, affectionate obeisance, separation, faith, relation.
സുരഭി (surabhi) — Sweet smelling, graceful, beautiful, affectionate.