Vain in Malayalam
നിഷ്ഫലം (nishfalam) is that which is vain or futile, from the negative prefix on the word for fruit, so literally fruitless. It describes a vain attempt or a wasted effort. The cluster in the middle keeps its Sanskritic spelling in full.
Most common translation
That which is vain or futile.
ഞങ്ങളുടെ കാത്തിരിപ്പ് നിഷ്ഫലം ആയി.
njangalude kaathirippu nishfalam ayi.
Our waiting turned out to be in vain.
All Malayalam words for “vain”
- നിഷ്ഫലം (nishfalam) — That which is vain or futile.
- പൊങ്ങച്ചം (pongacham) — Boasting, vain glory, pride, levity.
- മെനക്കെടുക (menakkeduka) — Be without work, become jobless, work in vain, idle.
- വെറുതെ (veruthe) — In vain, uselessly, gratis (free), without payment.
- വ്യാമോഹം (vyaamoham) — Infatuation, whim, vain hope, inordinate lust, fallacy, bewilderment, illusion.
In vain as an adverb is വെറുതെ (veruthe), the plain spoken word for for nothing, while vain in the sense of conceited is പൊങ്ങച്ചം (pongacham), boastfulness and empty pride.
Common questions
How do you say vain in Malayalam?
Vain in the sense of futile is നിഷ്ഫലം (nishfalam).
How do you say in vain?
വെറുതെ (veruthe), which also means free of charge or for no reason, so the sentence decides.