Rivalry in Malayalam
Rivalry is മത്സരം (malsaram), and the same word names a competition or a contest, which tells you how Malayalam sees the two. Between neighbours it means ill feeling; between teams it means the match itself.
Most common translation
Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
ഇന്ന് ക്രിക്കറ്റ് മത്സരം ഉണ്ട്.
innu krikkatt mathsaram undu.
There is a cricket match today.
All Malayalam words for “rivalry”
- മത്സരം (malsaram) — Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
- ഉള്പ്പോര് (ulpporu) — Ill- will, spite, rivalry, bickerings within.
- പിണക്കം (pinakkam) — Ill feeling, animosity, discord, rivalry, enmity, cause to quarrel.
- മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla) — Competitive, keen to compete and win, having a spirit of rivalry.
ulpporu is rivalry inside a group or family, pinakkam a sulk or a falling out, and matsarabuddhiyulla the adjective for a competitive person.
Common questions
How do you say rivalry in Malayalam?
Say മത്സരം (malsaram).
Does malsaram mean competition as well?
Yes. One word covers rivalry, envy and an organised contest.