Ugly in Malayalam
Ugly is ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha), literally not having beauty, a negative built on the word for grace. Say bhan-gi-yil-la-tha. Malayalam prefers this roundabout construction to a blunt word, which softens the insult a little.
Most common translation
ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha)
Ugly; not pleasant to look at.
ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത ചിത്രം അവൻ കീറിക്കളഞ്ഞു.
bhangiyillatha chithram avan keerikkalanju.
He tore up the ugly picture.
All Malayalam words for “ugly”
- ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha) — Ugly; not pleasant to look at.
- അസുന്ദരം (asundaram) — Ugly, graceless.
- വൃത്തികെട്ട (vrithiketta) — Unclean, ugly, dirty.
- അശ്രീകരം (ashreekaram) — What is inauspicious or ugly.
വൃത്തികെട്ട (vrithiketta) is dirty and unclean rather than ugly in appearance, and അശ്രീകരം (ashreekaram) means inauspicious, which is a judgement about luck rather than looks.
Common questions
How do you say ugly in Malayalam?
Ugly is ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha).
Is asundaram usable too?
Yes, അസുന്ദരം (asundaram) is the Sanskritic word for ugly and graceless, but it sounds literary beside ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത (bhangiyillatha).