Savage in Malayalam
Savage as a noun is കാട്ടുമാടന് (kattumadan), a compound of the words for forest and dullard, used of someone seen as wild and uncivilised. അപരിഷ്കൃതന് (aparishkruthan) is the Sanskritic equivalent, an unrefined or barbarous person.
Most common translation
Savage, barbarian.
നാടോടിക്കഥയിലെ കാട്ടുമാടന് കുട്ടികളെ പേടിപ്പിച്ചു.
naadodikkathayile kattumadan kuttikale pedippichu.
The savage in the folktale frightened the children.
All Malayalam words for “savage”
- കാട്ടുമാടന് (kattumadan) — Savage, barbarian.
- അപരിഷ്കൃതന് (aparishkruthan) — Barbarian, savage.
Both are insults aimed at people, and savage as an adjective, as in a savage attack, is not covered by either.
Common questions
How do you say savage in Malayalam?
കാട്ടുമാടന് (kattumadan) for a savage or barbarian.
Which word is more formal?
അപരിഷ്കൃതന് (aparishkruthan), which belongs to written Malayalam.