Calmness in Malayalam
Calmness is ശാന്തത (shaanthatha), from the familiar shaanthi family of words about peace. The long aa gives it an unhurried sound that matches the meaning.
Calmness, quietness.
കടലിൽ വൈകുന്നേരം ശാന്തത നിറഞ്ഞു.
kadalil vaikunneram shaanthatha niranju.
Calmness filled the sea in the evening.
All Malayalam words for “calmness”
- ശാന്തത (shaanthatha) — Calmness, quietness.
- അക്ഷോഭം (akshobham) — Calmness, stillness, absence of excitement or nervousness, composure, tranquility.
- പ്രശാന്തത (prashaanthatha) — Calmness, tranquility, peace (mental), composure.
- ശാന്തി (shaanthi) — Peace, calmness, tranquility, relief, redemption from worldly things, atonement, worshipping of god (priest's occupation).
- സ്വസ്ഥത (swasthatha) — Ease, calmness, health.
- ധൈര്യം (dhairyam) — Bravery, courage, daring, stability, calmness, patience.
- അക്ഷോഭ്യത (akshobhyatha) — State of calmness, imperturbability, serenity, composure.
ശാന്തത (shaanthatha) is calm and quiet; ശാന്തി (shaanthi) is broader peace, including religious peace; പ്രശാന്തത (prashaanthatha) is a more elevated tranquillity; അക്ഷോഭം (akshobham) and അക്ഷോഭ്യത (akshobhyatha) are bookish words for being unshakeable; സ്വസ്ഥത (swasthatha) is ease and wellbeing; and ധൈര്യം (dhairyam) is courage, not calm.
Common questions
How do you say calmness in Malayalam?
ശാന്തത (shaanthatha) means calmness or quietness.
Is shaanthi the same thing?
Not quite. ശാന്തി (shaanthi) is peace in a wide sense, including peace of mind and ritual peace, while ശാന്തത (shaanthatha) is the quality of being calm.