Liking in Malayalam
Liking in Malayalam is പ്രിയം (priyam). It names fondness for a person or a thing, and the same word is used of goods in demand, which is a neat link between being liked and being sought after. It is comfortable in speech, song and writing alike.
Liking, that which is dear or beloved, high price, great demand, scarcity.
എനിക്ക് മാമ്പഴം വലിയ പ്രിയമാണ്
enikku mambazham valiya priyamanu
I am very fond of mangoes.
All Malayalam words for “liking”
- പ്രിയം (priyam) — Liking, that which is dear or beloved, high price, great demand, scarcity.
- പിടിത്തം (piditham) — Hold, grasp, withholding, cramp, wrestling, liking.
- പ്രീതി (preethi) — Joy, fondness, liking, love, gratification.
- രസം (rasam) — One of the bodily substances, taste, liking, aptitude, pleasure, one of the nine sentiments or expressions, essence, juice, the chemical element mercury, semen, poison, vigour, molten ghee, tongue.
- സമ്മതം (sammatham) — Consent, agreement, recognition, approval, liking.
പ്രിയം is liking or fondness, പ്രീതി adds warmth and pleasure, closer to affection, and സമ്മതം is approval or consent rather than feeling. രസം is taste and aptitude among many other senses, and പിടിത്തം is mainly a grip, with liking as a stretched colloquial use.
Common questions
How do you say liking in Malayalam?
Use പ്രിയം (priyam) for liking or fondness.
What is the difference between priyam and preethi?
പ്രിയം is the plainer liking, while പ്രീതി carries pleasure and affection, and is also used of a deity being pleased.