Drunkard in Malayalam
Drunkard is മദ്യപാനി (madyapaani) in Malayalam, formed on madyapaanam, the drinking of liquor. It is a plain and unflattering label.
Most common translation
Drunkard.
ഒരു മദ്യപാനി വഴിയിൽ കിടന്നു.
oru madyapaani vazhiyil kidannu.
A drunkard lay on the road.
All Malayalam words for “drunkard”
- മദ്യപാനി (madyapaani) — Drunkard.
- മധുപന് (madhupan) — Beetle, male honey bee, libertine, drunkard.
മദ്യപാനി (madyapaani) is the direct word, while മധുപന് (madhupan) means a beetle or male honey bee and reaches drunkard only as a figurative extension.
Common questions
How do you say drunkard in Malayalam?
മദ്യപാനി (madyapaani).
Why is a word for a bee listed?
മധുപന് (madhupan) names a honey-drinking insect and is applied figuratively to a libertine or drunkard.