Roguery in Malayalam
Roguery is തെമ്മാടിത്തം (themmaaditham), the word for rogue with the ending Malayalam uses to name a kind of conduct. It describes the behaviour rather than the person, and it is said in reproach.
Most common translation
Roguery, wantonness, debauchery.
അവന്റെ തെമ്മാടിത്തം നാട്ടുകാർ സഹിച്ചില്ല.
avante themmaaditham naattukaar sahichilla.
The villagers did not tolerate his roguery.
Dictionary entry
- തെമ്മാടിത്തം (themmaaditham) — Roguery, wantonness, debauchery.
In use it comes closer to loose living and loutishness than to the lighter English roguery, so it is not a word to use playfully.
Common questions
How do you say roguery in Malayalam?
Say തെമ്മാടിത്തം (themmaaditham).
Is themmaaditham as mild as roguery in English?
No. It carries real disapproval, closer to debauchery than to mischief.