Crookedness in Malayalam
Physical crookedness is വക്രം (vakram) in Malayalam, a Sanskrit-derived noun that belongs more to writing than to chat. Stress the first syllable, vak-ram. For a bend in a road or a wire, speakers reach for valav instead.
Most common translation
Crookedness.
വഴിയുടെ വക്രം ഡ്രൈവർക്ക് ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടായി.
vazhiyude vakram draivarkku buddhimuttaayi.
The crookedness of the road troubled the driver.
All Malayalam words for “crookedness”
- വക്രം (vakram) — Crookedness.
- നെറികേട് (neriked) — Dishonesty, crookedness, shamelessness.
- വളവ് (valav) — Bend, turn, crookedness; (idm.) artificiality, hypocrisy.
vakram and വളവ് (valav) describe shape, whereas നെറികേട് (neriked) is crookedness of character, that is dishonesty.
Common questions
How do you say crookedness in Malayalam?
വക്രം (vakram) is the usual word for crookedness.
Which word fits a crooked person?
നെറികേട് (neriked), because it points to dishonest conduct rather than a bent shape.