Against in Malayalam
Say എതിരെ (ethire) for against or in opposition to. It follows the noun, as in enikkethire, against me, and it is the word for voting against, playing against and standing against something.
Most common translation
Against, in opposition to, facing (used after the noun, as in enikkethire).
അവൻ എനിക്കെതിരെ സംസാരിച്ചു.
avan enikkethire samsaarichu.
He spoke against me.
All Malayalam words for “against”
- എതിരെ (ethire) — Against, in opposition to, facing (used after the noun, as in enikkethire).
- എതിർ (ethir) — Anti-, against, opposed to (used in Malayalam as the prefix ethir- or with ethire after the noun).
- ആക്രമണങ്ങൾ (aakramanangal) — Attacks, assaults, violent moves against someone; the singular is aakramanam.
- ഇൻഷുറൻസ് (inshuransu) — Insurance, a policy paid for so that a loss is covered; cover against accident, illness or damage.
- ഉരസല് (urasal) — Friction, rubbing against, conflict, (fig.) quarrel.
- കഷ്ടപ്പാട് (kashtappaadu) — Struggle, hardship, hard effort against difficulty; an organised fight or campaign is poraattam.
- കുട (kuda) — Umbrella. A folding cover held over the head against rain or sun.
- താങ്ങുക (thanguka) — Carry, bear, support, knock against a wound or sore and cause pain.
- നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ (niyamaviruddhamaaya) — Illegal; against the law, not permitted by law, unlawful.
- നിർബന്ധിക്കുക (nirbandhikkuka) — Forced, past of force; made someone do something against their wish; compelled or pressed.
- പ്രതിരോധം (prathirodham) — Defense, protection against attack, the act of defending; also the defending side in a game.
- പ്രാകുക (praakuka) — Curse, swear against.
- മര്യാദകേട് (maryaadaked) — Bad manners, indecent behaviour, impropriety, injustice, sth. against custom, rudeness.
- മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾ (maanadandangal) — Standards; the rules or levels of quality something is measured against, also called nilavaaram.
- മാരണം (maaranam) — Slaughter, destruction, great harm or trouble, a kind of poison, sorcery performed against enemies.
- മുട്ടുക (muttuka) — Be in straits or difficulty, be hindered or obstructed, collide with, knock against, be stopped.
- യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക (yaathaasthithika) — Conservative, holding to old customs and resisting change; in politics, one against reform.
- വിരുദ്ധന് (viruddhan) — Objector, one who opposes, one who is against sth.
- സോഫ്റ്റ്വെയർ (sophtuveyar) — Software; the programs and apps that run on a computer or phone, as against the hardware.
എതിരെ is the free postposition while എതിർ (ethir) is its prefix form used in compounds for anti-; പ്രതിരോധം is defence and നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ is against the law.
Common questions
How do you say against in Malayalam?
എതിരെ (ethire).
How do you build an anti- word?
Put എതിർ (ethir) in front of the noun, the way English uses the prefix anti-.