Appetite in Malayalam
Appetite is വിശപ്പ് (vishapp) in Malayalam, the same word as hunger, so having vishapp is both being hungry and having an appetite. Figuratively it stretches to a keen desire for something. Say vi-shapp.
Most common translation
Hunger, appetite; (fig.) strong desire, curiosity.
നല്ല വിശപ്പുണ്ട്, ഭക്ഷണം തരൂ.
nalla vishappundu, bhakshanam tharoo.
I am very hungry, please give me food.
All Malayalam words for “appetite”
- വിശപ്പ് (vishapp) — Hunger, appetite; (fig.) strong desire, curiosity.
- രുചി (ruchi) — Taste, relish, interest, appetite, joy, lustre, colour, ray.
- അഗ്നിമാന്ദ്യം (agnimandyam) — Indigestion, loss of appetite.
വിശപ്പ് (vishapp) is appetite as hunger, രുചി (ruchi) is relish and taste for something, and അഗ്നിമാന്ദ്യം (agnimandyam) names loss of appetite with indigestion.
Common questions
How do you say appetite in Malayalam?
വിശപ്പ് (vishapp) serves for both hunger and appetite.
How do you say loss of appetite?
അഗ്നിമാന്ദ്യം (agnimandyam) is the term, covering indigestion and poor appetite.