Dear in Malayalam
Dear in the sense of loved or favourite is ഇഷ്ട (ishta), used with a noun for a dear friend or a favourite dish. It is affectionate without being soppy. A dear one or darling, especially a child, is ഓമന (omana).
Most common translation
Loving, dear, affectionate, favourite.
എന്റെ ഇഷ്ടഭക്ഷണം അമ്മ ഇന്ന് ഉണ്ടാക്കി.
ente ishtabhakshanam amma innu undaakki.
Mother made my favourite food today.
All Malayalam words for “dear”
- ഇഷ്ട (ishta) — Loving, dear, affectionate, favourite.
- ഹൃദ്യ (hridya) — Hearty, dear, beloved, pleasant, charming, candid, frank.
- ഉറ്റ (utta) — Close, near, intimate, dear.
- പ്രിയ (priya) — Loving, favourable, dear, costly, in demand; beloved woman or girl.
- വിലകൂടിയ (vilakoodiya) — Expensive; costing a lot of money, dear, high in price.
- വിലപിടിച്ച (vilapidicha) — Costly, precious, valuable, dear.
- വിലയേറിയ (vilayeriya) — Costly, valuable, dear, precious.
- അടുത്തവന് (aduthavan) — Relatives, the dear and near ones.
- ഉറ്റവന് (uttavan) — One who is dear, a close relative.
- ഉറ്റോര് (uttor) — Kinsmen, near and dear relatives.
- ഓമന (omana) — Darling, beloved, dear one.
- പൈങ്കിളി (painkili) — A beautiful dear bird, a green bird, a parrot.
- പ്രിയം (priyam) — Liking, that which is dear or beloved, high price, great demand, scarcity.
- വിരഹം (viraham) — Separation (of dear ones), bereavement, absence, forsaking.
- വേര്പാട് (verpaad) — Separation, parting, isolation, separation of dear ones, detachment, segregation.
ഇഷ്ട (ishta) is affectionate dear, ഉറ്റ (utta) with ഉറ്റവന് (uttavan), ഉറ്റോര് (uttor) and അടുത്തവന് (aduthavan) are about close kin, ഓമന (omana) is a term of endearment, and വിലകൂടിയ (vilakoodiya) is dear in the sense of costly.
Common questions
How do you say dear in Malayalam?
Dear, as in beloved or favourite, is ഇഷ്ട (ishta).
Does dear also mean expensive?
In English it does, but Malayalam keeps them apart: expensive is വിലകൂടിയ (vilakoodiya).