Mad in Malayalam
Mad in the sense of being of unsound mind is ഭ്രാന്തുള്ള (bhraanthulla) in Malayalam. Casual speech leans on വട്ട് (vattu), craziness, which turns up in phrases calling a person or an idea crazy. The English sense of mad meaning angry does not transfer, as Malayalam uses its own word for anger there.
Mad; of unsound mind, crazy; in everyday English it also means very angry, for which Malayalam says deshyam.
അവൻ ഭ്രാന്തുള്ളവനെപ്പോലെ സംസാരിച്ചു.
avan bhraanthullavaneppole samsaarichu.
He talked like a mad man.
All Malayalam words for “mad”
- ഭ്രാന്തുള്ള (bhraanthulla) — Mad; of unsound mind, crazy; in everyday English it also means very angry, for which Malayalam says deshyam.
- വട്ട് (vattu) — Crazy, mad; craziness, used in the phrase vattu aanu to say someone or something is crazy.
- പേപ്പട്ടി (peppatti) — Mad dog.
- ഭ്രാന്തന് (bhraanthan) — Mad man, lunatic.
ഭ്രാന്തുള്ള (bhraanthulla) is the adjective and ഭ്രാന്തന് (bhraanthan) the noun for a madman, വട്ട് (vattu) is the informal word, and പേപ്പട്ടി (peppatti) applies only to a rabid dog.
Common questions
How do you say mad in Malayalam?
Use ഭ്രാന്തുള്ള (bhraanthulla), or വട്ട് (vattu) in casual speech.
Does the word also mean angry?
No. ഭ്രാന്തുള്ള (bhraanthulla) is about mental state only; anger needs a separate word.