Anxiety in Malayalam
Anxiety is ഉത്കണ്ഠ (uthkanda) in Malayalam, the noun for worried tension about what may come. It appears in health writing and formal prose, and it can shade into keen eagerness as well as fear. For everyday worry people also use simpler words.
Most common translation
Anxiety, fear, eagerness.
പരീക്ഷാഫലം അറിയാൻ ഉത്കണ്ഠ ഉണ്ട്.
pareekshaaphalam ariyaan uthkanda undu.
There is eagerness to know the exam result.
All Malayalam words for “anxiety”
- ഉത്കണ്ഠ (uthkanda) — Anxiety, fear, eagerness.
- അങ്കലാപ്പ് (ankalaappu) — Anxiety, confusion, worry.
- ആധി (aadhi) — Agony, anxiety, worry.
- മനശ്ശല്യം (manashalyam) — Mental worry, anxiety.
- വേവലാതി (vevalaathi) — Flurry, anxiety, consternation, confusion, worry.
- ആകാംക്ഷ (aakamksha) — Longing, strong desire, anxiety, eagerness.
- ഉദ്വേഗം (udwegam) — Fear, wonder, anxiety, trembling, agitation, excitement.
- വ്യാകുലത (vyaakulatha) — Grief, fear, worry, anxiety, distress.
uthkanda mixes anxiety with eagerness, aadhi is deep agony and worry, ankalaappu is flustered confusion, and manashalyam names mental worry specifically.
Common questions
How do you say anxiety in Malayalam?
Use ഉത്കണ്ഠ (uthkanda).
Which word fits anxious confusion?
അങ്കലാപ്പ് (ankalaappu) describes being flustered, confused and anxious at once.