Jealousy in Malayalam
Jealousy is അസുയ (asuya) in Malayalam, the standard noun for envy at someone else's good fortune. Lighter, more teasing talk reaches instead for കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu), the same feeling with less venom.
Most common translation
Jealousy, envy.
അവന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ അസുയ നിറഞ്ഞു.
avante manassil asuya niranju.
Jealousy filled his mind.
All Malayalam words for “jealousy”
- അസുയ (asuya) — Jealousy, envy.
- അസൂയ (asuya) — Jealousy, envy.
- കണ്ണുകടി (kannukadi) — (idm) jealousy, envy.
- കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu) — Jealousy, envy.
The first word is listed twice over as one and the same, കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu) is its colloquial partner, and കണ്ണുകടി (kannukadi) is an idiom for envy rather than a plain noun.
Common questions
How do you say jealousy in Malayalam?
അസുയ (asuya) is the usual word.
Which word sounds more casual?
കുശുമ്പ് (kushumbu), often used half in fun among friends.