Competitive in Malayalam

Describing someone keen to compete and win, Malayalam says മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla). It is a long compound, mat-sa-ra-bud-dhi-yul-la, built from the words for contest, mind and having. Use it of a person or a team with a strong will to win.

Most common translation

മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla)

Competitive, keen to compete and win, having a spirit of rivalry.

അവൻ വളരെ മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള കുട്ടിയാണ്.

avan valare matsarabuddhiyulla kuttiyaanu.

He is a very competitive boy.

All Malayalam words for “competitive”

മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla) is the adjective applied to people, while മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) is the noun it comes from, the competitive spirit itself.

Common questions

How do you say competitive in Malayalam?

Use മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla), keen to compete and win.

How do I talk about a competitive spirit?

Drop the ending and use the noun മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi), the desire to outdo others.