Retort in Malayalam

A sharp retort is തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം (tharkkutharam), an answer thrown back in defiance. It implies heat rather than wit. The doubled kk is clipped short.

Most common translation

തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം (tharkkutharam)

Retort, defiant answer, answering back (defiantly).

അവൻ അധ്യാപകനോട് തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.

avan adhyaapakanodu tharkkutharam paranju.

He gave a defiant answer to the teacher.

All Malayalam words for “retort”

തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം (tharkkutharam) is a defiant answer, പ്രത്യുത്തരം (prathyutharam) a measured rejoinder or reply to a reply, and തിരിച്ചുപറയുക (thirichuparayuka) the verb for answering back.

Common questions

How do you say retort in Malayalam?

തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം (tharkkutharam) is a retort or defiant answer.

Which word fits a formal reply?

പ്രത്യുത്തരം (prathyutharam), a rejoinder made in answer to an earlier reply.