Self in Malayalam
No entry here is the bare noun self. അദ്ധ്യാത്മം (addhythmam) comes closest, naming what pertains to the self or to the Supreme Soul, and it is a term of philosophy rather than daily talk. The self of English myself and herself is carried by Malayalam reflexive forms, not by a noun.
What pertains to the Supreme Soul, what pertains to the self, one of the Upanishads.
മുത്തച്ഛന് അദ്ധ്യാത്മത്തില് താല്പര്യമുണ്ട്.
muthachchanu addhyaathmathil thaalparyamundu.
Grandfather has an interest in spiritual matters.
All Malayalam words for “self”
- അദ്ധ്യാത്മം (addhythmam) — What pertains to the Supreme Soul, what pertains to the self, one of the Upanishads.
- അടങ്ങിയൊതുങ്ങി (adangiyothungi) — In a self controlled or disciplined way, without active participation.
- അടിയന് (adiyan) — My humble self, slave, servant.
- അഭിമാനമുള്ള (abhimaanamulla) — Proud; feeling pleased satisfaction at something of one's own, full of self respect.
- അഷിക്ഷിത പടു (ashikshitha padu) — Self learned expert.
- തോന്നിയവാസി (thonniyavasi) — Self willed person, one who acts according to his whims.
- നിരഭിമാന (nirabhimana) — Having no sense of honour, having no self- respect, unashamed.
- മമത (mamatha) — The feeling of 'my' or 'mine', self interest, affection, close attachment, affinity.
- വലിപ്പം (valippam) — Greatness, haughtiness, nobility, pride, self esteem.
- സ്വേച്ഛ (swecha) — Self will, willfulness.
adiyan is a humble first-person word once used by servants and devotees, and the remaining entries are compounds about self-respect, self-will and self-restraint.
Common questions
How do you say self in Malayalam?
There is no single matching noun among these entries. അദ്ധ്യാത്മം (addhythmam) covers the self in the spiritual sense.
Which entry means a self-willed person?
തോന്നിയവാസി (thonniyavasi), someone who acts on his own whims.