Despicable in Malayalam
Despicable is നികൃഷ്ട (nikrishta) in Malayalam, a Sanskrit adjective meaning vile, base and worthy of contempt. Say it ni-krish-ta. It is strong language, used in editorials and angry speeches rather than in light conversation.
Vile, base, despised, despicable.
ഇത് ഒരു നികൃഷ്ടമായ പ്രവൃത്തിയാണ്
ithu oru nikrishtamaaya pravrutthiyaanu
This is a despicable act.
All Malayalam words for “despicable”
- നികൃഷ്ട (nikrishta) — Vile, base, despised, despicable.
- അധമ (adhama) — Lowest, basest, meanest, most inferior, despicable woman, woman who defies her husband.
- ചക്ക (chakk) — Jackfruit, wild jackfruit, pineapple; (fig) a mean or despicable action, a trifling thing.
- തസ്കരന് (thaskaran) — Thief, robber, burglar, despicable person.
നികൃഷ്ട (nikrishta) is the formal adjective for despicable or vile, അധമ (adhama) means lowest or basest and in older usage was applied to people in a judging way, തസ്കരന് (thaskaran) is a noun for a thief or a despicable person, and ചക്ക (chakk) is literally a jackfruit, used figuratively for a mean or trifling act.
Common questions
How do you say despicable in Malayalam?
നികൃഷ്ട (nikrishta) is the adjective for despicable, vile or contemptible.
Is chakka really used as an insult?
Its first meaning is jackfruit. Figuratively it can label an action as mean or trifling, which is a colloquial and mildly mocking use rather than a serious insult.