Untruthfulness in Malayalam
അസത്യം (asathyam) is the negative of the word for truth and so names falsehood and untruthfulness. It is the common formal word, used in courtrooms, editorials and moral instruction. The consonant in the middle is dental and soft, nothing like an English t.
Most common translation
Untruthfulness, falsehood.
അസത്യം പറയുന്നത് ഒരിക്കലും ശരിയല്ല.
asathyam parayunnathu orikkalum shariyalla.
Telling a falsehood is never right.
Dictionary entry
- അസത്യം (asathyam) — Untruthfulness, falsehood.
It names the quality or the false statement itself, while a person who lies is described with a separate noun.
Common questions
How do you say untruthfulness in Malayalam?
Untruthfulness is അസത്യം (asathyam).
Is asathyam the opposite of truth?
Exactly that. It is the word for truth with the negative prefix, so it covers both falsehood and a particular lie.