Greed in Malayalam
Greed is അത്യാഗ്രഹം (athyagraham), literally excessive desire, and it is the standard word in writing and serious speech. In casual talk about wanting food, a lighter word is far more common. Break it as a-thyaa-gra-ham.
Greed, covetousness, avarice.
അത്യാഗ്രഹം ആളുകളെ ആപത്തിലേക്ക് നടത്തും.
athyagraham aalukale aapathilekku nadathum.
Greed leads people into trouble.
All Malayalam words for “greed”
- അത്യാഗ്രഹം (athyagraham) — Greed, covetousness, avarice.
- കൊതി (kothi) — Greed, longing, covetousness.
- ദുര (dura) — Greed, covetousness, avarice.
- ദുരാഗ്രഹം (duraagraham) — Bad desire, greed, avarice.
- ദുരാശ (duraasha) — Bad desire, bad hope, avarice, greed.
- അത്യാര്ത്തി (athyarthi) — Gluttony, excessive greed, covetousness.
അത്യാഗ്രഹം is greed in general, കൊതി (kothi) is everyday craving and often affectionate, especially about sweets, while ദുര (dura), ദുരാഗ്രഹം (duraagraham) and ദുരാശ (duraasha) add a note of shameful desire and അത്യാര്ത്തി (athyarthi) points at gluttony.
Common questions
How do you say greed in Malayalam?
അത്യാഗ്രഹം (athyagraham), the standard word for greed and avarice.
Is kothi an insult?
Not at all. Saying a child has kothi for sweets is playful, whereas അത്യാഗ്രഹം is a genuine criticism.