Unkindness in Malayalam
ദയയില്ലായ്മ (dayayillaayma) is unkindness, formed from the word for mercy or compassion plus the ending for absence. It is transparent enough that a learner can take it apart on sight. The long vowel before the last syllable is the one stretched sound.
Most common translation
Unkindness, mercilessness.
മൃഗങ്ങളോടുള്ള ദയയില്ലായ്മ ഒരിക്കലും ശരിയല്ല.
mrigangalodulla dayayillaayma orikkalum shariyalla.
Unkindness towards animals is never right.
Dictionary entry
- ദയയില്ലായ്മ (dayayillaayma) — Unkindness, mercilessness.
It is the absence of kindness rather than active cruelty, for which Malayalam keeps harsher words.
Common questions
How do you say unkindness in Malayalam?
Unkindness is ദയയില്ലായ്മ (dayayillaayma).
How is dayayillaayma built?
From the noun for compassion and the suffix meaning lack of, the same pattern behind the words for unemployment and unwillingness.