Tyrant in Malayalam
A tyrant in the sense of an oppressor is മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan), mard-da-kan, from the root for striking and crushing, with the masculine agent ending. Malayalam writing uses it for the ruler or boss who grinds people down. It names the behaviour rather than the office.
Oppressor, torturer, tyrant, one who hits or beats.
കഥയിലെ മര്ദ്ദകന് ഒടുവില് തോറ്റു.
kathayile marddakan oduvil thottu.
The oppressor in the story lost in the end.
All Malayalam words for “tyrant”
- മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan) — Oppressor, torturer, tyrant, one who hits or beats.
- ക്രൂരന് (krooran) — One who is cruel, terrible or hard hearted, brutal, ruthless, tyrant.
ക്രൂരന് (krooran) is a cruel or hard-hearted man and covers tyrant only loosely; the formal political term for a despotic ruler is not among these candidates.
Common questions
How do you say tyrant in Malayalam?
Tyrant, in the sense of an oppressor, is മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan).
What is the difference between krooran and marddakan?
ക്രൂരന് (krooran) says the man is cruel by nature; മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan) says he beats and oppresses others, which is nearer to tyrant.