Fondness in Malayalam
Fondness in the warm, protective sense is വാത്സല്യം (vaalsalyam), the affection an elder feels for a child. The ls is a cluster: vaal-sa-lyam. It is a tender word and always sounds kind.
Fondness, endearment, great affection or attachment.
അമ്മയ്ക്ക് മക്കളോട് വലിയ വാത്സല്യമാണ്.
ammaykk makkalod valiya vaalsalyamaan.
The mother has great affection for her children.
All Malayalam words for “fondness”
- വാത്സല്യം (vaalsalyam) — Fondness, endearment, great affection or attachment.
- പ്രീതി (preethi) — Joy, fondness, liking, love, gratification.
വാത്സല്യം (vaalsalyam) is fond affection, usually flowing downwards from elder to younger, while പ്രീതി (preethi) is liking or pleasure and works for enjoying a thing as well as a person.
Common questions
How do you say fondness in Malayalam?
Fondness is വാത്സല്യം (vaalsalyam), the warm affection of an elder for someone younger.
Can I use വാത്സല്യം about a friend my own age?
It would sound odd, since the word implies caring for someone younger or smaller. For ordinary liking use പ്രീതി (preethi).