Libertine in Malayalam
Libertine is ലമ്പടന് (lambadan) in Malayalam, a man given over to sensual pleasure. The tone is plainly disapproving. ധൂര്ത്തന് (dhoorthan) sits alongside it, adding spendthrift and rogue to the picture.
Most common translation
Libertine, one interested in sensual pleasures, debauchee.
കഥയിലെ ലമ്പടന് ഒടുവില് ഒറ്റയ്ക്കായി.
kathayile lambadan oduvil ottaykkaayi.
The libertine in the story ended up alone.
All Malayalam words for “libertine”
- ലമ്പടന് (lambadan) — Libertine, one interested in sensual pleasures, debauchee.
- ധൂര്ത്ത (dhoortha) — Extravagant, wanton, prodigal, libertine, profligate.
- ധൂര്ത്തന് (dhoorthan) — Spendthrift, rogue, libertine, deceitful man, gambler.
- ഭ്രമരം (bhramaram) — Beetle, honeybee, libertine, dizziness, giddiness, potter's wheel.
- മധുപന് (madhupan) — Beetle, male honey bee, libertine, drunkard.
- ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) — Miser, greedy man, hunter, libertine.
- ലോലന് (lolan) — Fickle minded, unsteady man, libertine, an emaciated, weak man.
lambadan points at sensual indulgence and dhoorthan at wasteful living, while bhramaram and madhupan reach the sense by way of the bee that flits from flower to flower.
Common questions
How do you say libertine in Malayalam?
ലമ്പടന് (lambadan).
Why do words for a bee appear here?
bhramaram and madhupan mean beetle or honeybee and are used figuratively for a man who moves from one pleasure to the next.