Competition in Malayalam
A competition is a മത്സരം (malsaram) in Malayalam, whether it is a school arts contest or market competition. Say mal-sa-ram. School notices use it so often that children know it long before they know the English word.
Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
ഇന്ന് ക്രിക്കറ്റ് മത്സരം ഉണ്ട്.
innu krikkatt mathsaram undu.
There is a cricket match today.
All Malayalam words for “competition”
- മത്സരം (malsaram) — Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
- ചാമ്പ്യൻ (chaampyan) — Champion; the winner of a contest, the best in a game or competition.
- മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) — Competitive spirit, the desire to defeat others in a competition.
- സ്പോർട്സ് (sports) — Sports, games and athletic events played for exercise or competition; Malayalam also says kaayika vinodangal.
മത്സരം (malsaram) covers a competition and also rivalry or jealousy, since the same root carries both. മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) is the competitive spirit, ചാമ്പ്യൻ (chaampyan) is the winner of a competition, and സ്പോർട്സ് (sports) names the games and athletic events competitions are held in.
Common questions
How do you say competition in Malayalam?
Say മത്സരം (malsaram), a competition or contest.
Why does malsaram also mean envy?
The root carries the idea of pitting yourself against someone, so the same word stretches from contest to rivalry and spite.