Unfortunate in Malayalam
ഹതഭാഗ്യ (hathabhaagya) is the adjective for unfortunate, literally one whose luck has been struck down. It belongs to formal registers, so it turns up in reports of accidents and in sympathetic prose. Both halves keep their Sanskrit shape, with the long vowel in the second part clearly held.
Most common translation
Unfortunate.
ആ ഹതഭാഗ്യനായ കുട്ടി ഇന്നും കരയുന്നു.
aa hathabhaagyanaaya kutti innum karayunnu.
That unfortunate child still cries.
All Malayalam words for “unfortunate”
- ഹതഭാഗ്യ (hathabhaagya) — Unfortunate.
- ഹതഭാഗ്യന് (hathabhaagyan) — Unfortunate fellow.
ഹതഭാഗ്യന് (hathabhaagyan) is the same word turned into a masculine noun, an unfortunate fellow, and depending on tone it can sound pitying or dismissive.
Common questions
How do you say unfortunate in Malayalam?
Unfortunate is ഹതഭാഗ്യ (hathabhaagya).
What is the difference between hathabhaagya and hathabhaagyan?
The first describes, the second names a person, so ഹതഭാഗ്യന് (hathabhaagyan) is the unfortunate man himself.