Peculiar in Malayalam
സവിശേഷ (savishesha) covers peculiar in its older sense: belonging particularly to someone or something, having special qualities of its own. It is a formal adjective, at home in writing about style, custom and character. Say sa-vi-she-sha.
Most common translation
Special, particular, having special qualities, peculiar.
ഈ പായസത്തിന് ഒരു സവിശേഷ രുചിയുണ്ട്.
ee paayasathin oru savishesha ruchiyund.
This payasam has a special taste.
All Malayalam words for “peculiar”
- സവിശേഷ (savishesha) — Special, particular, having special qualities, peculiar.
- ക്രിയാവിശേഷം (kriyaavishesham) — Peculiar action or deed, noble deed.
What it does not carry is the modern English peculiar meaning odd or strange; for that Malayalam reaches for words of strangeness, none of which appear here.
Common questions
How do you say peculiar in Malayalam?
In the sense of distinctive or special, peculiar is സവിശേഷ (savishesha).
Does savishesha mean strange?
No. It marks something as particular or distinguished, so calling a style savishesha reads as praise.