Despise in Malayalam
To despise or look down on someone is പുച്ഛിക്കുക (puchikkuka), a verb that also covers mocking and scoffing. It is everyday speech, strong enough to stand as an accusation. The ch is unaspirated and the kk doubled.
Ridicule, despise, scoff at, mock, laugh at.
ഞാൻ ഒരിക്കലും ആരെയും പുച്ഛിക്കുകയില്ല.
njaan orikkalum aareyum puchikkukayilla.
I never ridicule anyone.
All Malayalam words for “despise”
- പുച്ഛിക്കുക (puchikkuka) — Ridicule, despise, scoff at, mock, laugh at.
- ഇകഴുക (ikazhuka) — Abandon, despise, ignore.
- നിരസിക്കുക (nirasikkuka) — Reject, refuse, despise, vomit.
- പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka) — Turn sour, taste sour; (idm.) despise.
പുച്ഛിക്കുക mixes contempt with ridicule, ഇകഴുക (ikazhuka) is to belittle and neglect, നിരസിക്കുക (nirasikkuka) is primarily to reject or refuse, and പുളിക്കുക (pulikkuka) literally means to turn sour and reaches despising only as an idiom.
Common questions
How do you say despise in Malayalam?
പുച്ഛിക്കുക (puchikkuka), used for despising, scorning and mocking someone.
How do I say someone looks down on me?
പുച്ഛിക്കുക carries that directly, with the added suggestion that they also make fun of you.