Greedy in Malayalam
A greedy person is അത്യാഗ്രഹി (athyagrahi) in Malayalam, from a prefix meaning excessive plus a word for desire. Say a-thyaa-gra-hi. It is the usual word for greed about money, land or power.
Most common translation
Greedy person.
അത്യാഗ്രഹി ആയാൽ ഒന്നും തികയില്ല.
athyagrahi aayaal onnum thikayilla.
If one is greedy nothing will ever be enough.
All Malayalam words for “greedy”
- അത്യാഗ്രഹി (athyagrahi) — Greedy person.
- കൊതിയന് (kothiyan) — Greedy fellow, covetous person.
- ദുരാഗ്രഹി (duraagrahi) — Greedy person.
- ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) — Miser, greedy man, hunter, libertine.
അത്യാഗ്രഹി (athyagrahi) and ദുരാഗ്രഹി (duraagrahi) both mean a greedy person, the second stressing that the desire is bad; കൊതിയന് (kothiyan) is lighter and often about food, and ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) is really a miser.
Common questions
How do you call someone greedy in Malayalam?
അത്യാഗ്രഹി (athyagrahi). If you mean greedy for food, കൊതിയന് (kothiyan) is the friendly word.
Is കൊതിയന് an insult?
Hardly; it is often affectionate, used of a child who loves sweets, while അത്യാഗ്രഹി is a real criticism.