Infatuation in Malayalam
Infatuation is വ്യാമോഹം (vyaamoham) in Malayalam. The first syllable is a cluster, giving vyaa-mo-ham. It covers an obsessive attachment of any kind, not only a romantic one, and usually implies the feeling rests on illusion.
Infatuation, whim, vain hope, inordinate lust, fallacy, bewilderment, illusion.
ലോട്ടറി അടിക്കുമെന്നത് വെറും വ്യാമോഹമാണ്.
lottery adikkumennathu verum vyaamohamaanu.
Thinking you will win the lottery is just a vain hope.
Dictionary entry
- വ്യാമോഹം (vyaamoham) — Infatuation, whim, vain hope, inordinate lust, fallacy, bewilderment, illusion.
വ്യാമോഹം (vyaamoham) carries a note of disapproval, since it suggests a vain hope or a delusion, so calling someone's love by this name passes judgement on it.
Common questions
What is infatuation in Malayalam?
വ്യാമോഹം (vyaamoham), an obsessive or illusory attachment.
Can it be used of an ambition?
Yes; it is often used of a craving for money, power or status, with the implication that the hope is unrealistic.