Flatter in Malayalam
പുകഴുക (pukazhuka) is to praise someone, and depending on the motive, to flatter them. It is pu-ka-zhu-ka with the retroflex zh. Nothing in the word itself marks the praise as insincere.
Praise, flatter.
നല്ല ജോലി ചെയ്തവരെ മനസ്സോടെ പുകഴുക.
nalla joli cheythavare manassode pukazhuka.
Praise sincerely those who did good work.
All Malayalam words for “flatter”
- പുകഴുക (pukazhuka) — Praise, flatter.
- പ്രശംസിക്കുക (prashamsikkuka) — Praise, flatter, admire.
- വന്ദിക്കുക (vandikkuka) — Worship, flatter, salute, greet.
- പ്രകീര്ത്തിക്കുക (prakeerthikkuka) — Eulogize, praise, flatter, exalt.
- പാടുക (paaduka) — Sing (songs), praise or flatter.
പുകഴുക (pukazhuka) and പ്രശംസിക്കുക (prashamsikkuka) both mean praise, the second more formal; പ്രകീര്ത്തിക്കുക (prakeerthikkuka) is to eulogize in high style; പാടുക (paaduka) means to sing and only figuratively to praise; വന്ദിക്കുക (vandikkuka) is to salute or worship.
Common questions
How do you say flatter in Malayalam?
പുകഴുക (pukazhuka), the verb for praising, with the flattering sense coming from context.
Is there a word that means insincere flattery?
None of these says it outright; speakers mark insincerity by tone or add a word about false praise, since പുകഴുക (pukazhuka) is neutral.