Frolic in Malayalam
Frolic as playful activity is വിളയാട്ടം (vilayaattam) in Malayalam. The word suggests free, exuberant play, and it is also used with a touch of disapproval about someone's antics. Say it vi-la-yaat-tam.
Most common translation
Play, rambling, frolic activity.
മുറ്റത്ത് കുട്ടികളുടെ വിളയാട്ടം തുടങ്ങി.
muttathu kuttikalude vilayaattam thudangi.
The children's play began in the courtyard.
All Malayalam words for “frolic”
- വിളയാട്ടം (vilayaattam) — Play, rambling, frolic activity.
- തകര്ക്കുക (thakarkkuka) — Destroy, ruin, smash, demolish, (sl.) be boisterous, frolic noisily.
തകര്ക്കുക normally means to destroy or smash and carries the frolicking sense only as slang, so it is not a safe substitute.
Common questions
How do you say frolic in Malayalam?
വിളയാട്ടം (vilayaattam) is the noun for frolic, play or romping about.
Can thakarkkuka mean to have fun?
Only in slang. തകര്ക്കുക (thakarkkuka) literally means to destroy or smash, so its boisterous sense depends entirely on context.