Ill-luck in Malayalam
Ill-luck is ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം (durbhaagyam) in Malayalam, the common word for misfortune. It covers a run of bad luck and a single unlucky turn equally.
Most common translation
Misfortune, ill-luck.
ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം കൊണ്ട് ട്രെയിൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു.
durbhaagyam kondu train nashtappettu.
By bad luck I missed the train.
All Malayalam words for “ill-luck”
- ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം (durbhaagyam) — Misfortune, ill-luck.
- കാലദോഷം (kaaladosham) — Misfortune, ill-luck, adversity.
- ദൗര്ഭാഗ്യം (dourbhaagyam) — Misfortune, ill-luck.
- നിര്ഭാഗ്യം (nirbhagyam) — Misfortune, ill-luck.
- വൈപരീത്യം (vaipareethyam) — Opposition, disharmony, unfavourable condition, hostility, ill-luck.
ദൗര്ഭാഗ്യം (dourbhaagyam) and നിര്ഭാഗ്യം (nirbhagyam) are variant forms of the same idea, കാലദോഷം (kaaladosham) ties the misfortune to an unfavourable time, and വൈപരീത്യം (vaipareethyam) is adversity in the sense of hostile or contrary conditions.
Common questions
How do you say ill-luck in Malayalam?
Say ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം (durbhaagyam), misfortune or ill-luck.
Which word blames the times?
കാലദോഷം (kaaladosham), where the misfortune is attributed to an inauspicious period.