Superiority in Malayalam
മേന്മ (menma) is superiority in the sense of being better: merit, quality, a higher standing. It is the word a Malayali reaches for first and it carries no arrogance of its own.
Most common translation
Superiority, greatness, high position.
ഈ തുണിയുടെ മേന്മ ഒന്നു വേറെയാണ്
ee thuniyude menma onnu vereyanu
The quality of this cloth is something else.
All Malayalam words for “superiority”
- മേന്മ (menma) — Superiority, greatness, high position.
- കേമത്തം (kematham) — Superiority, distinction, cleverness, dexterity, excellence.
- പ്രകര്ഷം (prakarsham) — Superiority, excellence, excessiveness.
- വമ്പ് (vambu) — Superiority, boasting.
- പ്രാധാന്യം (pradhanayam) — Importance, superiority, nobility, excellence.
- മെച്ചം (mecham) — Excellence, superiority, pre-eminence.
- ഞെള്ളല് (nellal) — Leakage, crevice, superiority.
- വിശിഷ്ടതാ (vishishtathaa) — Nobility, greatness, superiority, excellence.
വമ്പ് (vambu) is superiority worn loudly, close to boasting, while പ്രകര്ഷം (prakarsham) and കേമത്തം (kematham) are formal words for excellence.
Common questions
How do you say superiority in Malayalam?
മേന്മ (menma).
Which word suggests showing off?
വമ്പ് (vambu), which mixes superiority with boasting.