Valour in Malayalam
പരാക്രമം (paraakramam) is valour and prowess, the word for the force a person shows in a fight or a hard task. It is formal and heroic, at home in history writing and in praise. The long vowel in the middle is where the word opens out.
Prowess, valour, vigour, enthusiasm, attack.
കഥയിലെ രാജാവിന്റെ പരാക്രമം കുട്ടികൾ ഇഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു.
kathayile raajaavinte paraakramam kuttikal ishtappettu
The children liked the king's valour in the story.
All Malayalam words for “valour”
- പരാക്രമം (paraakramam) — Prowess, valour, vigour, enthusiasm, attack.
- ഹാനം (haanam) — Renunciation, abandoning, deliverance, loss, deficiency, escape, danger, defeat, prowess, valour, strength.
It can also mean an attack or an assault, so one noun serves for somebody's valour and for the attack itself. ഹാനം (haanam) is a scattered word covering loss, escape and prowess, so it is not a practical choice.
Common questions
How do you say valour in Malayalam?
Valour is പരാക്രമം (paraakramam).
Does paraakramam mean attack?
It can. The same noun covers the show of force and the assault, which is why context matters.