Avaricious in Malayalam
Calling someone avaricious, grasping after money or pleasure, Malayalam offers ലമ്പട (lambada), which also carries the senses lustful and licentious. It is a strong, old-fashioned word of reproach.
Most common translation
Lustful, avaricious, licentious.
ലമ്പട സ്വഭാവം അവന് ദോഷമായി.
lambada swabhaavam avanu doshamaayi.
His avaricious nature did him harm.
All Malayalam words for “avaricious”
- ലമ്പട (lambada) — Lustful, avaricious, licentious.
- കണ്ണു വയ്ക്കുക (kannu vykkuka) — Speak enviously about, have an avaricious eye on.
ലമ്പട (lambada) describes the greedy person, while കണ്ണു വയ്ക്കുക (kannu vykkuka) is the idiom to have a covetous eye on something.
Common questions
How do you say avaricious in Malayalam?
Avaricious is ലമ്പട (lambada) in Malayalam.
How do I say someone covets a thing?
Use the idiom കണ്ണു വയ്ക്കുക (kannu vykkuka), to set a greedy eye on it.