Ridicule in Malayalam
Ridicule as a noun is അപഹാസം (apahasam), the derision poured on someone in public. It is a written word, the kind that appears when a politician says he was held up to ridicule.
Most common translation
Ridicule, derision.
അവന്റെ വാക്കിൽ അപഹാസം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
avante vaakkil apahasam undaayirunnu.
There was ridicule in his words.
All Malayalam words for “ridicule”
- അപഹാസം (apahasam) — Ridicule, derision.
- പുച്ഛിക്കുക (puchikkuka) — Ridicule, despise, scoff at, mock, laugh at.
- ഉപഹസിക്കുക (upahasikkuka) — Laugh at, ridicule, make fun of.
- കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) — Tease, make fun of, ridicule.
- നക (naka) — Owner, laughter, light, ridicule, captain of a ship, ornament, jewel.
kaliyaakkuka is the everyday verb for teasing or making fun of someone, puchikkuka adds contempt and upahasikkuka is more literary, while naka reaches ridicule only through one of several unrelated dictionary senses.
Common questions
How do you say ridicule in Malayalam?
Say അപഹാസം (apahasam) for the noun and കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) for the verb.
Which word would children use for teasing?
കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka), the ordinary verb for making fun of somebody.