Vagabond in Malayalam
എമ്പോക്കി (embokki) is a spoken word for a vagabond, a good for nothing who drifts about. It is colloquial and insulting, the sort of thing said in temper. Both halves are short, with the nasal and the following consonant running together.
Most common translation
Vagabond, rogue, beggar.
ആ എമ്പോക്കി വീണ്ടും ചന്തയിൽ വന്നു.
aa embokki veendum chanthayil vannu
That vagabond came to the market again.
All Malayalam words for “vagabond”
- എമ്പോക്കി (embokki) — Vagabond, rogue, beggar.
- എരപ്പാളി (erappali) — Beggar, vagabond.
- വരത്തന് (varathan) — Foreigner, uninvited guest, stranger, vagabond.
എരപ്പാളി (erappali) is closer to a beggar, and വരത്തന് (varathan) means an outsider or incomer, a word with its own sting in village speech.
Common questions
How do you say vagabond in Malayalam?
Vagabond is എമ്പോക്കി (embokki).
Is embokki rude?
Yes. It is an insult in ordinary Malayalam, so it is not a neutral label for a wanderer.