Gambling in Malayalam
Gambling turns up here as പാണം (paanam), a word that also covers dealing and agreements. It is paa-nam with a long first vowel. Modern speech more often names the particular game being played.
Dealing, gambling, agreement.
ചീട്ടുകളിയിൽ പാണം വേണ്ട എന്നു അച്ഛൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
cheettukaliyil paanam venda ennu achan paranju.
Father said there should be no gambling in card games.
All Malayalam words for “gambling”
- പാണം (paanam) — Dealing, gambling, agreement.
- വ്യസനം (vyasanam) — Any of the wrong doings like sorrow, danger, misery, sin, excessive passion, drinking (liquors), gambling, hunting, vice, etc.
- അക്ഷഹൃദയം (akshahridayam) — The mantra(magic words) which may enable one to gain perfect skill in gambling.
- പകിട (pakida) — Fortune, luck, die used in gambling testicle.
പാണം (paanam) is the nearest noun for gambling; പകിട (pakida) is the die thrown in a game; വ്യസനം (vyasanam) lists gambling among vices such as drinking and hunting; അക്ഷഹൃദയം (akshahridayam) is a legendary mantra for skill at dice, so it is mythological rather than practical.
Common questions
What is gambling in Malayalam?
പാണം (paanam) is the closest word among these entries.
What is the dice used in gambling called?
പകിട (pakida), which also carries the sense of luck or fortune.