Desire in Malayalam

Desire comes out in ordinary Malayalam as ആഗ്രഹം (aagraham), the wish or longing a person will readily admit to. The stress falls on the first long vowel, aa-gra-ham, and the word is safe in every register, from a child's wish to a formal letter.

Most common translation

ആഗ്രഹം (aagraham)

Tightpulling, grasping, desire, wish, intense longing.

എന്റെ ആഗ്രഹം നടന്നു.

ente aagraham nadannu.

My wish came true.

All Malayalam words for “desire”

ആഗ്രഹം is the everyday noun and ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക (aagrahikkuka) its verb; അഭീഷ്ടം (abheeshtam) and ഇച്ഛ (icha) are literary, മനോരഥം (manoradham) is a cherished private wish, and കാമിക്കുക (kamikkuka) with കാമിതം (kamitham) lean towards love and lust.

Common questions

How do you say desire in Malayalam?

ആഗ്രഹം (aagraham) is the usual word for desire.

How do you say I desire something?

Use the verb ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക (aagrahikkuka), or ഇച്ഛിക്കുക (ichikkuka) in more literary prose.