Defeat in Malayalam
Defeat is പരാജയം (paraajayam) in Malayalam, used of losses in games, elections and war. The native equivalent, just as common in speech, is തോല്വി (tholvi). Say pa-raa-ja-yam, with a long aa in the second syllable.
Most common translation
Defeat, failure.
ആദ്യ പരാജയം അവനെ തളർത്തിയില്ല.
aadya paraajayam avane thalartthiyilla.
The first defeat did not weaken him.
All Malayalam words for “defeat”
- പരാജയം (paraajayam) — Defeat, failure.
- തോല്വി (tholvi) — Failure, defeat.
- ഉപഗ്രഹം (upagraham) — Satellite, a minor planet, seizing and arresting, confinement, defeat.
- പരിഭവിക്കുക (paribhavikkuka) — Feel offended, be ill-disposed, take offence at; v.t. show disrespect, defeat.
- പൊളിക്കുക (polikkuka) — Dismantle, demolish, break to pieces, smash, defeat, foil, destroy.
- ഹാനം (haanam) — Renunciation, abandoning, deliverance, loss, deficiency, escape, danger, defeat, prowess, valour, strength.
- മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) — Competitive spirit, the desire to defeat others in a competition.
പരാജയം is the formal noun and തോല്വി the everyday one, പൊളിക്കുക (polikkuka) is the verb for defeating or foiling an attempt, and മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) is the urge to defeat others in a competition.
Common questions
How do you say defeat in Malayalam?
Defeat is പരാജയം (paraajayam) in Malayalam.
How do you say defeat in everyday speech?
തോല്വി (tholvi), failure or defeat.