Stingy in Malayalam
A stingy person is പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) in Malayalam, the everyday word for a miser who will not part with money. The form is masculine and it is freely used in teasing. Say pi-shuk-kan.
Most common translation
Miser, niggard, stingy person.
എന്റെ അമ്മാവൻ വലിയ പിശുക്കന് ആണ്.
ente ammaavan valiya pishukkan aanu.
My uncle is a big miser.
All Malayalam words for “stingy”
- പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) — Miser, niggard, stingy person.
- ഈച്ചയാട്ടി (eachayatti) — Very miserly person, niggard, stingy, parsimonious person.
പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) is the common word, while ഈച്ചയാട്ടി (eachayatti) is a stronger and rarer term for an extreme skinflint.
Common questions
How do you say stingy in Malayalam?
പിശുക്കന് (pishukkan) names a stingy or miserly person.
Is there a stronger word?
ഈച്ചയാട്ടി (eachayatti) describes someone exceptionally miserly.