Reluctance in Malayalam
മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ (manasillayma) is reluctance stated plainly: literally not having the mind for something. It is built from the noun for mind plus a negative ending, which makes it transparent even to a beginner. Five beats, the doubled consonant held.
Most common translation
Reluctance, unwillingness.
പോകാനുള്ള മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ അവന്റെ മുഖത്തുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
pokaanulla manasillayma avante mukhatthundaayirunnu.
The reluctance to go showed on his face.
All Malayalam words for “reluctance”
- മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ (manasillayma) — Reluctance, unwillingness.
- വൈമനസ്യം (vaimanasyam) — Unwillingness, reluctance.
വൈമനസ്യം (vaimanasyam) is the Sanskritic equivalent, at home in written prose and official notes about unwillingness.
Common questions
How do you say reluctance in Malayalam?
മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ (manasillayma) in speech, വൈമനസ്യം (vaimanasyam) in formal writing.
How would you say he was reluctant?
Malayalam usually says that he had no mind for it, using the same noun with a verb rather than an adjective.