Enemy in Malayalam
ശത്രു (shathru) is the straightforward word for enemy, used from mythology to politics. It is sha-thru, with a dental thr cluster. It covers a foe and a rival alike.
Most common translation
Enemy, foe, rival.
അലസത മനുഷ്യന്റെ വലിയ ശത്രുവാണ്.
alasatha manushyante valiya shathruvaanu
Laziness is man's great enemy.
All Malayalam words for “enemy”
- ശത്രു (shathru) — Enemy, foe, rival.
- എതിരാളി (ethirali) — Rival, enemy, opponent, adversary.
- വിരോധി (virodhi) — Inimical, hostile; enemy, opponent.
- അസുരന് (asuran) — Demon, the traditional enemy of gods.
- ഉപായം (upaayam) — Means for achieving an end, scheme, trick, cunning, one of the four tactics, to win over the enemy, strategy, tactics, contrivance, device.
- ജന്മശത്രു (janmashathru) — Enemy since one's birth.
ശത്രു (shathru) is the general enemy; എതിരാളി (ethirali) is the opponent you face in a contest; വിരോധി (virodhi) is a hostile adversary; ജന്മശത്രു (janmashathru) is a sworn, lifelong enemy; അസുരന് (asuran) is a mythological demon; ഉപായം (upaayam) appears only through a phrase about tactics against an enemy.
Common questions
What is enemy in Malayalam?
ശത്രു (shathru).
Which word fits an opponent in a game?
എതിരാളി (ethirali), the word for a rival or the other side in a contest.