Falsehood in Malayalam
Untruth as a concept is അസത്യം (asathyam), formed by negating sathyam, truth. It is the word for falsehood in debate, law and moral discussion. A casual lie or tall tale is പുളു (pulu) in colloquial speech.
Most common translation
Untruthfulness, falsehood.
അസത്യം പറയുന്നത് ഒരിക്കലും ശരിയല്ല.
asathyam parayunnathu orikkalum shariyalla.
Telling a falsehood is never right.
All Malayalam words for “falsehood”
- അസത്യം (asathyam) — Untruthfulness, falsehood.
- ഇല്ലാത്തത് (illathathu) — Falsehood, slander, sth, not true.
- കപടത (kapadatha) — Lie, falsehood, fraud, hypocrisy, fake.
- കളവ് (kalav) — Theft, falsehood, lie.
- നേരുകേട് (nerukedu) — Dishonesty, falsehood, cheating.
- പുളു (pulu) — White lie, falsehood, untruthful statement, exaggerated talk.
- വ്യാജം (vyaajam) — Lie, falsehood, fraud, sth. artificial, a fake.
- കാപട്യം (kaapatyam) — Deceitfulness, hypocrisy, falsehood, dishonesty, mendacity.
- പൂരായം (poorayam) — Jocular talk, nonsense, falsehood, curiosity, probe, scrutiny, close investigation.
- പുളുവടിക്കുക (puluvadikkuka) — Tell lies, talk exaggeratingly, utter white lies or falsehood.
asathyam is untruth in the abstract, കപടത (kapadatha) and കാപട്യം (kaapatyam) add deceit and hypocrisy, and കളവ് (kalav) covers both theft and lying.
Common questions
How do you say falsehood in Malayalam?
Falsehood is അസത്യം (asathyam).
What is a small everyday lie called?
പുളു (pulu), a white lie or exaggerated talk.