Vulgar in Malayalam

ആഭാസ (aabhaasa) is vulgar and indecent, and oddly the same Sanskrit word also means bright or lustrous. Say aa-bhaa-sa. Only the indecent sense is alive today, in complaints about vulgar songs and gestures.

Most common translation

ആഭാസ (aabhaasa)

Bright, lustrous, indecent, vulgar.

കുട്ടികളുടെ മുന്നിൽ ആഭാസമായ വാക്കുകൾ പറയരുത്.

kuttikalude munnil aabhaasamaaya vaakkukal parayaruthu.

Do not say vulgar words in front of children.

All Malayalam words for “vulgar”

തെറിപറയുക (theriparayuka) is the verb for talking in a vulgar way, while ചപ്പന്‍ (chappan) and തെമ്മാടി (themmadi) name the vulgar person rather than the quality.

Common questions

How do you say vulgar in Malayalam?

Vulgar is ആഭാസ (aabhaasa).

How do you say vulgar language?

കൊച്ചുവാക്ക് (kochuvaakk) covers a bad or vulgar word, and തെറിപറയുക (theriparayuka) is the verb for using such language.