Contemptuous in Malayalam
Neither entry here is really the adjective contemptuous. പരിഘോഷം (parighosham) is a noun for loud noise that stretches to sneering, derisive talk, so it carries the contempt but not the grammar. ഞണ്ണുക (nannuka) is a verb for eating that is used insultingly, contemptuous in tone rather than in meaning.
Loud noise, roaring thunder, contemptuous or derisive talk.
പുറത്ത് വലിയ പരിഘോഷം കേട്ടു.
puraththu valiya parighosham kettu.
A loud noise was heard outside.
All Malayalam words for “contemptuous”
- പരിഘോഷം (parighosham) — Loud noise, roaring thunder, contemptuous or derisive talk.
- ഞണ്ണുക (nannuka) — Eat (contemptuous term).
For the adjective, Malayalam normally builds a phrase on a noun meaning scorn or ridicule; treat പരിഘോഷം (parighosham) as contemptuous talk, not as a modifier you can put in front of a person.
Common questions
How do you say contemptuous in Malayalam?
There is no one-word match in this entry. The nearest is പരിഘോഷം (parighosham), contemptuous or derisive talk, and the adjective is normally rendered as a phrase built on a word for scorn.
Why is ഞണ്ണുക (nannuka) listed under this word?
Because it is a contemptuous way of saying eat, the kind of verb used about an animal or thrown as an insult. The contempt sits in the register, not in the definition.