Brightness in Malayalam
തെളിച്ചം (thelicham) is brightness in the everyday sense, a clear sky or a well-lit room, and also the bright, pleasant look on a face. It grows out of the idea of becoming clear.
Brightness, pleasant appearance.
ജനൽ തുറന്നപ്പോൾ മുറിയിൽ തെളിച്ചം വന്നു.
janal thurannappol muriyil thelicham vannu
When the window opened brightness came into the room.
All Malayalam words for “brightness”
- തെളിച്ചം (thelicham) — Brightness, pleasant appearance.
- പ്രസാദം (prasadham) — Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
- വെണ്മ (venma) — Whiteness, brightness.
- മങ്ങുക (manguka) — Become dim, lose brightness, be outshone or overwhelmed.
വെണ്മ (venma) is whiteness shading into brightness, പ്രസാദം (prasadham) is brightness as serenity or divine favour and in temples names the offering given to devotees, and മങ്ങുക (manguka) is the verb for losing brightness and growing dim.
Common questions
What is brightness in Malayalam?
തെളിച്ചം (thelicham), used of light, of clear weather and of a bright face.
What does thelicham mean about a face?
A look of cheerfulness and good health; saying that someone's face has thelicham is a compliment.