Pity in Malayalam
Pity is അനുകമ്പ (anukamba), the feeling you have for someone in trouble. It is slightly formal but widely understood, appearing in appeals, editorials and everyday sympathy alike.
Pity, sympathy, compassion.
തെരുവുനായയോട് അവൾക്ക് അനുകമ്പ തോന്നി.
theruvunaayayodu avalkku anukamba thonni
She felt pity for the street dog.
All Malayalam words for “pity”
- അനുകമ്പ (anukamba) — Pity, sympathy, compassion.
- കരുണ (karuna) — Compassion, pity, kindness, mercy.
- ആര്ദ്രത (aardratha) — State of melting, wetness, kindness, pity, mercy, compassion.
- കഷ്ടത (kashtatha) — Misery, trouble, hardship, pity, poverty.
- ദയ (daya) — Kindness, mercy, pity, favour.
- ദയാകടാക്ഷം (dayaakadaksham) — Look of kindness, favour, pity, condescension.
- കഷ്ടം (kashadam) — What a pity.
- ദയ തോന്നുക (daya thonnuka) — Take pity on.
അനുകമ്പ (anukamba) is pity and sympathy, കരുണ (karuna) and ദയ (daya) lean towards compassion and mercy, ദയ തോന്നുക (daya thonnuka) is the verb phrase to take pity on someone, കഷ്ടം (kashadam) is the exclamation what a pity, കഷ്ടത (kashtatha) is hardship, ആര്ദ്രത (aardratha) is tenderness of heart, and ദയാകടാക്ഷം (dayaakadaksham) is a formal phrase for a look of favour.
Common questions
How do you say pity in Malayalam?
അനുകമ്പ (anukamba), meaning pity or sympathy for someone.
How do you say what a pity?
കഷ്ടം (kashadam) on its own does it, the usual exclamation on hearing bad news.