Oppose in Malayalam
To oppose someone in Malayalam is എതിരിടുക (ethiriduka), which carries the sense of standing against or confronting. When the opposing is done in words rather than in action, speakers switch to എതിര് പറയുക (ethir parayuka).
Most common translation
Oppose, attack, resist, confront.
ടീം ധൈര്യത്തോടെ എതിരാളികളെ എതിരിട്ടു.
team dhairyathode ethiraalikale ethirittu.
The team confronted their opponents bravely.
All Malayalam words for “oppose”
- എതിരിടുക (ethiriduka) — Oppose, attack, resist, confront.
- എതിര് പറയുക (ethir parayuka) — Oppose.
- ചെറുക്കുക (cherukkuka) — Oppose, defend, resist, stop, hinder, prevent.
- ഉപരോധിക്കുക (uparodhikkuka) — Besiege, surround, obstruct, oppose.
- മത്സരിക്കുക (malsarikkuka) — Compete, contest, vie with, oppose, envy.
- മാറാടുക (maaraaduka) — Fight a battle, be in disorder, become irregular, oppose, disguise, impersonate, copulate or mate (by snakes).
cherukkuka adds the idea of holding something back or resisting, uparodhikkuka is about obstructing or besieging, and malsarikkuka shifts into competing against a rival.
Common questions
How do you say oppose in Malayalam?
Use എതിരിടുക (ethiriduka) for standing against someone, and എതിര് പറയുക (ethir parayuka) for speaking against something.
Which word fits opposing a proposal at a meeting?
എതിര് പറയുക (ethir parayuka), since it means to speak against it.