Fury in Malayalam

Fury is ക്രോധം (krodham) in Malayalam, a Sanskrit-derived noun that sits a notch above ordinary annoyance. It belongs to writing, mythology and serious speech, the anger of a god or of a wronged man rather than irritation at a late bus. Say kro-dham with an aspirated dh.

Most common translation

ക്രോധം (krodham)

Anger, rage, fury, indignation.

ക്രോധം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാൻ മുത്തശ്ശി ഉപദേശിച്ചു.

krodham upekshikkaan muthashi upadeshichu

Grandmother advised giving up anger.

All Malayalam words for “fury”

ക്രോധം (krodham) is rage in the strong, literary sense. രോഷം (rosham) is close but tilts towards indignation, the heat you feel at an insult or an injustice, and it is commoner in everyday speech.

Common questions

How do you say fury in Malayalam?

Use ക്രോധം (krodham), the word for rage or fury.

When is രോഷം (rosham) the better choice?

When the anger is a reaction to being slighted or treated unfairly, since it carries that note of indignation.