Fun in Malayalam
Fun is തമാശ (thamaasha), a word borrowed long ago and now thoroughly at home in Malayalam. It covers a joke, a funny remark and the general sense of something being entertaining.
Fun, joke, jest, humorous show, witty remark, frivolity.
അവൻ പറഞ്ഞത് വലിയ തമാശയായിരുന്നു.
avan paranjathu valiya thamaashayaayirunnu.
What he said was very funny.
All Malayalam words for “fun”
- തമാശ (thamaasha) — Fun, joke, jest, humorous show, witty remark, frivolity.
- കളിയാട്ടം (kaliyattam) — Play, fun, amusement, a temple ritual accompanied by songs.
- കളിവട്ടം (kalivattam) — Method of play and play things used, joke, fun.
- സാരസ്യം (saarasyam) — Interesting quality, humour, fun, amusing quality.
- ഹാസ്യം (haasyam) — Joke, jest, fun, pastime, one of the 9 aesthetic sentiments, that which provokes laughter.
- ഉപഹസിക്കുക (upahasikkuka) — Laugh at, ridicule, make fun of.
- കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) — Tease, make fun of, ridicule.
- കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) — Blow, strike, beat(drum etc.) make a dig at, clap (the hands), make fun of.
- വാരുക (vaaruka) — Gather in handfuls, collect, store up; (fig.) amass wealth, take undue advantage of, make fun of, tease.
തമാശ is fun or a joke; കളിയാട്ടം (kaliyattam) and കളിവട്ടം (kalivattam) are about play and games, and സാരസ്യം (saarasyam) is the literary quality of humour. കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) and ഉപഹസിക്കുക (upahasikkuka) mean making fun of someone, the second more cutting, while കൊട്ടുക (kottuka) and വാരുക (vaaruka) carry that teasing sense only in idiom.
Common questions
How do you say fun in Malayalam?
തമാശ (thamaasha) is the everyday word for fun or a joke.
How do I say they were making fun of me?
കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) is the usual verb for teasing someone or making fun of them.