Miser in Malayalam
A miser is a പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan), the everyday word for someone who will not part with money. Older writing uses അരക്കന് (arakkan) in the same sense. A greedy man is ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan).
Most common translation
Miser, niggard, stingy person.
എന്റെ അമ്മാവൻ വലിയ പിശുക്കന് ആണ്.
ente ammaavan valiya pishukkan aanu.
My uncle is a big miser.
All Malayalam words for “miser”
- പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) — Miser, niggard, stingy person.
- അരക്കന് (arakkan) — Miser, niggard.
- ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) — Miser, greedy man, hunter, libertine.
pishukkan is the common word for a stingy person, arakkan is dated, and lubdhan leans towards greed rather than thrift.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for miser?
പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) is the word for a miser.
What is said of someone stingy?
The same word, പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan), covers both miser and stingy person.