Obstinacy in Malayalam
Obstinacy is വാശി (vaashi), a word heard every day in Kerala homes, usually about a child who has dug in over something. Say vaa-shi with a long first vowel.
Obstinacy, measure, excess, surplus, cure, fire, the medicinal plant, Kotuveli.
കുട്ടി മിഠായിക്ക് വാശി പിടിച്ചു.
kutti midaayikku vaashi pidichu.
The child was obstinate about a sweet.
All Malayalam words for “obstinacy”
- വാശി (vaashi) — Obstinacy, measure, excess, surplus, cure, fire, the medicinal plant, Kotuveli.
- ദുര്വ്വാശി (durvvaashi) — Obstinacy, stubbornness.
- മപ്പ് (mappu) — Grappling, obstinacy, presumption.
- താന്തോന്നിത്തം (thaanthonnitham) — Impertinence, wantonness, obstinacy, self-conceit.
- മുറുക്കം (murukkam) — Tightness, firmness, obstinacy.
വാശി (vaashi) is the live everyday word, താന്തോന്നിത്തം (thaanthonnitham) is wilful do-as-I-please behaviour, മുറുക്കം (murukkam) is literally tightness and reaches obstinacy only figuratively, and മപ്പ് (mappu) is rare.
Common questions
How do you say obstinacy in Malayalam?
വാശി (vaashi), the common word for stubbornness or digging one's heels in.
Is vaashi always a criticism?
Mostly, though it can be affectionate about children, and it also describes determined persistence in getting something done.