Disposition in Malayalam
A person's disposition is സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) in Malayalam, the word for someone's character or natural way of behaving. It is pronounced swa-bhaa-vam, with a light w glide at the start. Speakers use it freely in everyday judgements, such as saying someone has a gentle disposition.
Character, (one's)nature, natural way of behaviour, tendency, disposition.
അവളുടെ സ്വഭാവം വളരെ നല്ലതാണ്.
avalude swabhaavam valare nallathaanu.
Her character is very good.
All Malayalam words for “disposition”
- സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) — Character, (one's)nature, natural way of behaviour, tendency, disposition.
- ധര്മ്മശീലം (dharmmasheelam) — Charitable disposition.
സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) is the general word for temperament or disposition, while ധര്മ്മശീലം (dharmmasheelam) is narrow and formal, naming specifically a charitable disposition.
Common questions
How do you say disposition in Malayalam?
Use സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam), which covers nature, character and temperament.
Can swabhaavam describe things as well as people?
Mostly it describes people and their habits, but it is also used for the inherent nature of a thing or situation, in the sense of how it normally behaves.