Envy in Malayalam
Envy is അസൂയ (asuya), one of the first emotion words learners pick up. It is a-soo-ya, with the long second syllable. The same word does duty for jealousy.
Most common translation
Jealousy, envy.
മാർക്ക് കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവൾക്ക് അസൂയ തോന്നി.
maarkku kandappol avalkku asuya thonni.
She felt envy when she saw the marks.
All Malayalam words for “envy”
- അസൂയ (asuya) — Jealousy, envy.
- അസുയ (asuya) — Jealousy, envy.
- കണ്ണുകടി (kannukadi) — (idm) jealousy, envy.
- കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu) — Jealousy, envy.
- മത്സരം (malsaram) — Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
- മത്സരിക്കുക (malsarikkuka) — Compete, contest, vie with, oppose, envy.
അസൂയ (asuya) is the standard form and അസുയ (asuya) a shorter spelling variant of it; കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu) is the warm colloquial word for petty jealousy between friends; കണ്ണുകടി (kannukadi) is an idiom built on the eye; മത്സരം (malsaram) is rivalry and മത്സരിക്കുക (malsarikkuka) the verb to compete.
Common questions
What is envy in Malayalam?
അസൂയ (asuya).
Is kushumbu different from asuya?
കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu) is lighter and more colloquial, often said half-jokingly about small jealousies, while അസൂയ (asuya) is the neutral term.