Breathing in Malayalam

ശ്വസനം (shwasanam) is breathing, the technical word used in biology lessons and medical contexts for respiration. The opening cluster is shwa: shwa-sa-nam.

Most common translation

ശ്വസനം (shwasanam)

Breathing, inhalation and exhalation, breath, air.

ഓട്ടത്തിനു ശേഷം ശ്വസനം വേഗത്തിലായി.

ottathinu shesham shwasanam vegathilaayi.

After the run the breathing became fast.

All Malayalam words for “breathing”

ശ്വസനം (shwasanam) is breathing as a process, ശ്വസിതം (shwasitham) a single breath or sigh, ഏങ്ങല്‍ (engal) laboured breathing and sobbing, വിമ്മിട്ടം (vimmittam) difficulty in breathing, വീര്‍ക്കല്‍ (veerkkal) heavy breathing and swelling, and മാരുതം (maarutham) chiefly wind or air.

Common questions

How do you say breathing in Malayalam?

ശ്വസനം (shwasanam), the standard word for breathing or respiration.

Which word for shortness of breath?

വിമ്മിട്ടം (vimmittam), used for difficulty in breathing and the distress that goes with it.