Prodigal in Malayalam
Prodigal is ധൂര്ത്ത (dhoortha), describing someone who spends wastefully and lives loosely, and it is the word behind the familiar parable of the prodigal son. The sense of waste is strong, so it works as a reproach. Begin long, dhoor-tha.
Most common translation
Extravagant, wanton, prodigal, libertine, profligate.
അവൻ ഒരു ധൂര്ത്ത മനുഷ്യനാണ്.
avan oru dhoortha manushyanaanu.
He is an extravagant man.
All Malayalam words for “prodigal”
- ധൂര്ത്ത (dhoortha) — Extravagant, wanton, prodigal, libertine, profligate.
- മുടിയന് (mudiyan) — A prodigal, destroyer.
ധൂര്ത്ത (dhoortha) describes extravagant, wasteful living, while മുടിയന് (mudiyan) names the person who ruins himself and his family that way.
Common questions
How do you say prodigal in Malayalam?
ധൂര്ത്ത (dhoortha), prodigal or extravagant.
What do you call a prodigal person?
മുടിയന് (mudiyan), a prodigal or squanderer.