Rogue in Malayalam
തെമ്മാടി (themmadi) is the living word for a rogue, used of a layabout, a scoundrel and anyone who has thrown off decent behaviour. It is strong enough to start a fight if said to a man's face.
Most common translation
Rogue, rascal, debauchee, vulgar fellow.
ആ തെമ്മാടി ചെക്കൻ വീണ്ടും വഴക്കിട്ടു.
aa themmadi chekkan veendum vazhakkittu
That rascal of a boy quarrelled again.
All Malayalam words for “rogue”
- തെമ്മാടി (themmadi) — Rogue, rascal, debauchee, vulgar fellow.
- ഊച്ചാളി (oochaali) — Rogue, rowdy, worthless person.
- ശപ്പന് (shappan) — Rogue, bad fellow, ill-natured man.
- എമ്പോക്കി (embokki) — Vagabond, rogue, beggar.
- ധൂര്ത്തന് (dhoorthan) — Spendthrift, rogue, libertine, deceitful man, gambler.
- ഇബിലീസ് (ibilees) — (Arab.) satan, devil, rogue.
- വഞ്ചകന് (vanchakan) — A cheat, deceiver, deceitful person, rogue, fox.
- ഉത്കടം (uthkadam) — Anger, fluid from the temples of a rogue elephant(in rut), excessiveness, intoxication.
oochaali and shappan are abusive and old fashioned, embokki is a vagabond, dhoorthan a spendthrift and vanchakan a cheat, while ibilees is an Arabic borrowing used in Muslim speech for the devil.
Common questions
How do you say rogue in Malayalam?
Say തെമ്മാടി (themmadi).
Is themmadi an insult?
Yes, a serious one. It is not the affectionate rogue of English usage.