Dishonour in Malayalam
To dishonour someone is അപമാനിക്കുക (apamanikkuka) in Malayalam, a verb meaning to insult and humiliate. It is the word used in complaints and reports about a person being publicly shamed, and it is formal enough for legal language.
Insult, dishonour.
കൂട്ടുകാരെ കളിയാക്കി അപമാനിക്കുകയാണ് അവൻ.
koottukaare kaliyaakki apamanikkukayaanu avan
He is insulting his friends by teasing them.
All Malayalam words for “dishonour”
- അപമാനിക്കുക (apamanikkuka) — Insult, dishonour.
- കുറച്ചില് (kurachil) — Deficiency, shortage, disgrace, ignominy, dishonour.
- പോരായ്മ (porayama) — Shortage, deficiency, defect, dishonour, disgrace.
- മാനനഷ്ടം (maananashtam) — Compensation or damages for causing dishonour/disgrace, loss of honour.
അപമാനിക്കുക is the verb for dishonouring or insulting; മാനനഷ്ടം is the resulting loss of honour, and also the damages claimed for it in a defamation case. കുറച്ചില് and പോരായ്മ are chiefly shortage or deficiency, reaching disgrace only as a secondary sense.
Common questions
How do you say dishonour in Malayalam?
The verb is അപമാനിക്കുക (apamanikkuka). For the loss of honour itself, use മാനനഷ്ടം (maananashtam).
Which word appears in a defamation case?
മാനനഷ്ടം (maananashtam), since it names both the loss of reputation and the compensation sought for it.