Enmity in Malayalam

Enmity is ശത്രുത (shathrutha), built on the word for enemy. It is the term for declared hostility between people, families or countries.

Most common translation

ശത്രുത (shathrutha)

Enmity, hostility.

രണ്ട് കുടുംബങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ ശത്രുത ഉണ്ടായി.

randu kudumbangalkkidayil shathrutha undaayi.

Enmity arose between two families.

All Malayalam words for “enmity”

ശത്രുത (shathrutha) is enmity proper; വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham) is hatred as a feeling, വിരോധം (virodham) covers opposition and objection as much as enmity, പിണക്കം (pinakkam) is a falling-out between people who are close, and കണ്ടുകൂടായ്ക (kandukoodaayka) is literally not being able to stand the sight of someone.

Common questions

How do you say enmity in Malayalam?

ശത്രുത (shathrutha) is the word for enmity or hostility.

Which word fits a quarrel between friends?

പിണക്കം (pinakkam), which is a temporary ill feeling rather than lasting enmity.