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prig meaning in Malayalam

കള്ളൻ

/pɹɪɡ/

prig in Malayalam: കള്ളൻ, നീചൻ, തണ്ടൻ, ഹീനൻ. In English, prig means a deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

Malayalam words for prig

കള്ളൻ, നീചൻ, തണ്ടൻ, ഹീനൻ, ചോരൻ

English meaning of prig

  1. noun A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
  2. noun A conceited dandy; a fop.
  3. noun A tinker.
  4. noun A petty thief or pickpocket.

Full definition of prig

prig in a sentence

  • to prig a handkerchief

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Questions about prig in Malayalam

What is the meaning of prig in Malayalam?
Prig in Malayalam is കള്ളൻ, നീചൻ, തണ്ടൻ, ഹീനൻ.
prig എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Prig: കള്ളൻ, നീചൻ, തണ്ടൻ, ഹീനൻ.
What does prig mean in English?
Prig means a deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: prig (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: prig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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