Blue in Malayalam

Blue is നീല (neela) in Malayalam, the plain name of the colour. Before a noun it is commonly joined with the word for colour, and on its own it names the shade. The long ee at the start is held.

Most common translation

നീല (neela)

Blue, the colour blue.

ആകാശം ഇന്ന് നല്ല നീലയാണ്.

aakaasham innu nalla neelayaanu.

The sky is a lovely blue today.

All Malayalam words for “blue”

നീലിമ (neelima) is blueness as a quality, ഇളംനിലം (ilamnilam) is a light blue or azure, വയലറ്റ് (vayalattu) is purple, നീലോപലം (neelopalam) a sapphire, അമ്പല പ്രാവ് (ambala pravu) a blue rock pigeon, and മത്താപ്പ് (mathappu) a blue firework light.

Common questions

How do you say blue in Malayalam?

Say നീല (neela).

How do I say light blue?

Use ഇളംനിലം (ilamnilam), azure or pale blue.