Hearted in Malayalam
English hearted never stands alone, and Malayalam answers it with compounds. കഠിനഹൃദയ (kadinahridaya) is hard-hearted, built from the words for hard and heart.
Most common translation
Hard hearted.
അവന് കഠിനഹൃദയനായി പെരുമാറി.
avan kadinahridayanayi perumari.
He behaved hard-heartedly.
All Malayalam words for “hearted”
- കഠിനഹൃദയ (kadinahridaya) — Hard hearted.
- ക്രൂരന് (krooran) — One who is cruel, terrible or hard hearted, brutal, ruthless, tyrant.
- ലാഘവബുദ്ധി (laaghavabuddhi) — Lightness of heart, light hearted man, lack of seriousness.
കഠിനഹൃദയ (kadinahridaya) is the adjective hard-hearted, ക്രൂരന് (krooran) a noun for a cruel and ruthless person, and ലാഘവബുദ്ധി (laaghavabuddhi) describes a light-hearted man who takes little seriously.
Common questions
How do you say hearted in Malayalam?
Only as part of a compound. കഠിനഹൃദയ (kadinahridaya) gives you hard-hearted; there is no word for hearted by itself.
What would light-hearted be?
ലാഘവബുദ്ധി (laaghavabuddhi), though it hints at a lack of seriousness rather than simple cheerfulness.