Witty in Malayalam
There is no adjective for witty in this list. What the dictionary offers is തമാശ (thamaasha), a noun that came in through Urdu and means fun, a joke or a humorous turn of phrase, and the verb തമാശപറയുക (thamaashaparayuka), to crack jokes.
Fun, joke, jest, humorous show, witty remark, frivolity.
അവൻ പറഞ്ഞത് വലിയ തമാശയായിരുന്നു.
avan paranjathu valiya thamaashayaayirunnu.
What he said was very funny.
All Malayalam words for “witty”
- തമാശ (thamaasha) — Fun, joke, jest, humorous show, witty remark, frivolity.
- തമാശപറയുക (thamaashaparayuka) — Crack jokes, joke, make witty remarks.
To call a person witty, Malayalam builds a phrase around thamaasha rather than reaching for a single adjective, so treat the entry as the raw material and not a one-word equivalent.
Common questions
How do you say witty in Malayalam?
Through തമാശ (thamaasha), the word for fun or a joke; a witty remark is described as one rather than labelled with an adjective.
What does thamaashaparayuka mean?
തമാശപറയുക (thamaashaparayuka) is the verb for joking or making witty remarks, the thing a witty person actually does.