Luck in Malayalam
Luck in Malayalam is ഭാഗ്യം (bhaagyam), good fortune or a turn of chance in someone's favour. It is the word in wishes, in casual remarks about a near miss and in formal writing alike. Its grander cousin സൗഭാഗ്യം (soubhaagyam) adds prosperity and auspiciousness to the idea.
Luck, good fortune, chance that favours a person.
ഇന്ന് എനിക്ക് നല്ല ഭാഗ്യമായിരുന്നു.
innu enikku nalla bhaagyamaayirunnu.
I had good luck today.
All Malayalam words for “luck”
- ഭാഗ്യം (bhaagyam) — Luck, good fortune, chance that favours a person.
- കുരുത്തം (kurutham) — Respect/ reverence for elders and preceptors; (fig) luck, good fortune.
- പകിട (pakida) — Fortune, luck, die used in gambling testicle.
- സൗഭാഗ്യം (soubhaagyam) — Fortune, luck, prosperity, auspiciousness, happiness, beauty.
- യോഗം (yogam) — Meeting, assembly, copulation, path to salvation, meditation, fate, luck, means, method, effort, prohibition.
- കാലക്കേട് (kalakkedu) — Misfortune, ill- luck, adversity.
- കൈപ്പുണ്യം (kaippunyam) — Good result of one's work, luck in the success of one's profession (eg. a doctor's success in his profession).
- ദൈവാധീനം (daivaadheenam) — Divine assistance, good luck.
- നിർഭാഗ്യവശാൽ (nirbhaagyavashaal) — Unfortunately, sadly, as bad luck would have it.
- ഭാഗ്യമുള്ള (bhaagyamulla) — Lucky; having good fortune, favoured by luck.
- മഹാഭാഗ്യം (mahabhagyam) — Great luck or good fortune.
Bad luck has its own word, കാലക്കേട് (kalakkedu), while കുരുത്തം (kurutham) ties fortune to respect for elders and കൈപ്പുണ്യം (kaippunyam) is the luck that shows in the skill of one's hands; പകിട (pakida) and യോഗം (yogam) reach luck only through gambling and fate.
Common questions
How do you say luck in Malayalam?
Use ഭാഗ്യം (bhaagyam).
How is bad luck expressed?
By കാലക്കേട് (kalakkedu), meaning misfortune or adversity.