Liar in Malayalam
A liar is നുണയന് (nunayan), from nuna, a lie. It is direct and quite blunt, the kind of word that comes out in an argument.
Most common translation
Liar.
ആ നുണയന് ഇന്നും കഥ മാറ്റിപ്പറഞ്ഞു.
aa nunayan innum katha maattipparanju
That liar changed his story again today.
All Malayalam words for “liar”
- നുണയന് (nunayan) — Liar.
- കള്ളന് (kallan) — Thief, liar.
നുണയന് (nunayan) means only a liar, while കള്ളന് (kallan) is first of all a thief and is used loosely of anyone dishonest.
Common questions
How do you say liar in Malayalam?
നുണയന് (nunayan) is the word for a liar.
Can I call someone kallan for lying?
You may hear it, but കള്ളന് (kallan) properly means thief and is even used affectionately of a mischievous child, so it is less precise.