Bashfulness in Malayalam
Bashfulness is നാണം (nanam) in Malayalam, the shy modesty that makes someone lower their eyes. It is gentle and everyday, used affectionately of children and of a blushing bride.
Most common translation
Shyness, modesty, sense of shame, bashfulness.
പുതിയ ആളുകളെ കാണുമ്പോൾ അവൾക്ക് നാണം ആണ്.
puthiya aalukale kaanumbol avalkku nanam aanu.
She feels shy when meeting new people.
All Malayalam words for “bashfulness”
- നാണം (nanam) — Shyness, modesty, sense of shame, bashfulness.
- കൂസല് (koosal) — Bashfulness, shame, fear, hesitation.
- ഹ്രീള (Hreela) — Bashfulness, shyness.
- കോഴ (kozha) — Bribe, bashfulness, fear, sorrow, crime, fault.
- ലജ്ജ (lajja) — Shyness, bashfulness, sense of shame.
നാണം (nanam) and ലജ്ജ (lajja) are the two common words, the second more bookish; കൂസല് (koosal) leans towards hesitation, ഹ്രീള (Hreela) is literary, and കോഴ (kozha) carries bashfulness only as one sense among several unrelated ones.
Common questions
How do you say bashfulness in Malayalam?
Bashfulness is നാണം (nanam) in Malayalam.
Which word sounds more formal?
ലജ്ജ (lajja) is the more formal choice for shyness or a sense of shame.