Lover in Malayalam

A lover is a കമിതാവ് (kamithavu) in Malayalam, the word for someone bound to another by desire. In romantic writing പ്രണയി (pranayi) appears often, and a beloved man is പ്രിയന്‍ (priyan). Which one fits depends a good deal on how formal the setting is.

Most common translation

കമിതാവ് (kamithavu)

Lover, lustful person.

കഥയിലെ കമിതാവ് മഴയിൽ കാത്തുനിന്നു.

kathayile kamithavu mazhayil kaathuninnu.

The lover in the story waited in the rain.

All Malayalam words for “lover”

കമിതാവ് (kamithavu) leans on desire, പ്രണയി (pranayi) and പ്രിയന്‍ (priyan) on devotion and affection, ഇഷ്ടക്കാരന്‍ (ishtakkaaran) can mean simply a close friend, and മോടിക്കാരന്‍ (modikkaran) is a lover of luxury rather than a person's lover.

Common questions

How do you say lover in Malayalam?

Use കമിതാവ് (kamithavu).

Which word suits a romantic partner in writing?

പ്രണയി (pranayi) is the usual literary choice, and ഇണ (ina) describes one of a pair or mate.