Clever in Malayalam
Clever, said of a person, is മിടുക്കന് (midukkan) in Malayalam, used of a smart and capable man or boy. It is warm in tone, the sort of praise a teacher gives a bright pupil.
Most common translation
A clever, skilful, smart man.
അവന് പഠനത്തില് മിടുക്കനാണ്.
avan padanathil midukkananu.
He is smart in studies.
All Malayalam words for “clever”
- മിടുക്കന് (midukkan) — A clever, skilful, smart man.
- വിരുതന് (viruthan) — Clever, cunning fellow, a skilful person.
- സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha) — Clever, skillful, efficient.
- വിദഗ്ദ്ധ (vidagddha) — Skilled, clever, proficient, having expert knowledge, deceitful, cunning, indigestible, not well-cooked; skilled woman, adept.
- പ്രവണ (pravana) — Inclined, favourable, interested, clever.
- വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan) — An expert, proficient man, clever, cunning person, an adept (person), adept.
- അഗ്രഗാമി (agragami) — Person who leads, leader, guide, clever person.
- പൊടിക്കൈ (podikkai) — Trick, artifice, clever feat, slight but effective (feat, medicine, etc.).
- മന്നന് (mannan) — King; (idm.) a person who is too much clever, a cheat, a fool.
- സമര്ത്ഥന് (samarthan) — A man who is clever, skillful, able, efficient or intelligent.
- സൂത്രത്തില് (soothrathil) — In a clever or cunning manner, artfully, shrewdly.
സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha) is the adjective clever or efficient, വിരുതന് (viruthan) suggests clever with a touch of cunning, and വിദഗ്ദ്ധന് (vidagddhan) means an expert.
Common questions
How do you say clever in Malayalam?
മിടുക്കന് (midukkan) describes a clever, smart person; the adjective is സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha).
Which word hints at cunning?
വിരുതന് (viruthan) carries that shade, clever but sly.