Zeal in Malayalam

ഉത്സാഹം (ulsaham) is enthusiasm, drive and zeal, the energy somebody brings to a task. The same noun means festive spirit, which is why it sits inside the names of Kerala's festivals.

Most common translation

ഉത്സാഹം (ulsaham)

Effort, attempt, enthusiasm, ardour, zeal.

യാത്രയില്‍ കുട്ടികള്‍ക്ക് നല്ല ഉത്സാഹം ഉണ്ട്.

yaathrayil kuttikalkku nalla ulsaham undu.

The children have great enthusiasm for the trip.

All Malayalam words for “zeal”

അത്യുത്സാഹം (athyulsaham) is too much of it and ഉത്സാഹത്തിളപ്പ് (ulsaahathilapp) is zeal that has boiled over into arrogance, while ശുഷ്കാന്തി (shushkaanthi) is zeal in the sense of diligent, close attention.

Common questions

How do you say zeal in Malayalam?

Zeal is ഉത്സാഹം (ulsaham).

Which word fits zeal for a cause?

ശുഷ്കാന്തി (shushkaanthi) for devoted diligence. കമ്പം (kambam) is a craze or obsession and carries a note of disapproval.