Temptation in Malayalam

പ്രലോഭനം (pralobhanam) is temptation, the pull towards something you should probably refuse. It is a Sanskrit loan with a formal ring, common in sermons and editorials.

Most common translation

പ്രലോഭനം (pralobhanam)

Temptation, enticement, strong attraction.

മധുരത്തിന്റെ പ്രലോഭനം അവന് ചെറുക്കാനായില്ല.

madhurathinte pralobhanam avanu cherukkaanaayilla.

He could not resist the temptation of sweets.

All Malayalam words for “temptation”

പ്രലോഭം (pralobham) is close but tips towards the greed inside the person rather than the lure outside.

Common questions

How do you say temptation in Malayalam?

പ്രലോഭനം (pralobhanam).

What separates the two words?

പ്രലോഭനം (pralobhanam) is the enticement offered; പ്രലോഭം (pralobham) is the covetousness that answers it.