Poor in Malayalam
പാവപ്പെട്ട (paavappetta) is poor in the economic sense, and it doubles as a word of sympathy, much like the English poor fellow. It is the ordinary, unmarked choice in speech and in writing.
Most common translation
Poor (economically), simple minded, artless.
പാവപ്പെട്ട കുടുംബത്തെ അവർ സഹായിച്ചു.
pavappetta kudumbathe avar sahayichu.
They helped the poor family.
All Malayalam words for “poor”
- പാവപ്പെട്ട (paavappetta) — Poor (economically), simple minded, artless.
- ഏഴ (eazha) — Beggar, poor, helpless man, a destitute person, ignoramus.
- മോശമായ (moshamaaya) — Bad, poor.
- പ്രപന്ന (prapanna) — Reached, arrived, approached, taken refuge, poor.
- അക്ഷയന് (akshayan) — Poor person, ascetic, homeless person, siva, universal soul.
- അനാഥമന്ദിരം (anadamandiram) — Orphanage, poor home.
- എളിയവര് (eliyavar) — Humble, poor people.
- നിര്ദ്ധനന് (nirddhanan) — Penurious man, poor man, a man of poverty.
- മോശക്കാരന് (moshakkaaran) — Stupid person, poor man, person of not much worth, person of disgraceful behaviour, wrong doer, deceitful person.
eazha and akshayan are the destitute man or beggar, eliyavar is the humble and poor as a class, and moshamaaya is poor in quality rather than poor in means.
Common questions
How do you say poor in Malayalam?
പാവപ്പെട്ട (paavappetta) for poor in means.
How do you say poor quality?
മോശമായ (moshamaaya), bad or poor.