Beast in Malayalam
മൃഗീയം (mrigeeyam) is not the animal but the quality of being beastlike: brutish, savage conduct. You will meet it in reports of brutal attacks rather than in descriptions of wildlife.
Most common translation
Beast like, brutish, beastly.
ആ സിനിമയിലെ വില്ലന്റെ പെരുമാറ്റം മൃഗീയമായിരുന്നു.
aa cinemayile villante perumaattam mrigeeyamaayirunnu.
The villain's behaviour in that movie was brutish.
Dictionary entry
- മൃഗീയം (mrigeeyam) — Beast like, brutish, beastly.
മൃഗീയം works as beastly or brutish rather than as a noun for a beast, so it describes behaviour instead of naming a creature.
Common questions
How do you say beast in Malayalam?
The entry here, മൃഗീയം (mrigeeyam), means beastlike or brutish rather than naming the animal.
How do I refer to a beast as an animal?
You would use the ordinary word for a wild animal; മൃഗീയം (mrigeeyam) only describes behaviour as beastly.