Devilish in Malayalam
Devilish is ആസുര (asura), an adjective meaning belonging to the asuras, the demons of Indian mythology. It is used of cruelty and wickedness on a large scale, not of a child's mischief.
Most common translation
Pertaining to asuras (demons), demoniacal, devilish, wicked.
കഥയിലെ ആസുര ശക്തി ഒടുവിൽ തോറ്റു.
kathayile asura shakthi oduvil thottu
The demonic power in the story lost in the end.
All Malayalam words for “devilish”
- ആസുര (asura) — Pertaining to asuras (demons), demoniacal, devilish, wicked.
- പൈശാചികത്വം (paishaachikathwam) — Devilish nature, savagery, diabolism.
ആസുര (asura) is the adjective, while പൈശാചികത്വം (paishaachikathwam) is a noun naming devilish nature or savagery and is the heavier of the two.
Common questions
How do you say devilish in Malayalam?
ആസുര (asura), meaning demoniacal or devilish.
Can it describe a devilish grin?
Not comfortably. The word carries real menace in Malayalam, so a playful English devilish would sound far too strong.