Charm in Malayalam
The charm or attractiveness of a person or a place is മനോഹാരിത (manoharitha). Say it ma-no-haa-ri-tha, with the long haa in the middle. It is a written-register word, at home in descriptions and reviews.
Most common translation
Beauty, charm, attractiveness.
മലനിരകളുടെ മനോഹാരിത ക്യാമറയില് പകര്ത്തി.
malanirakalude manoharitha kyaamarayil pakarthi.
We captured the beauty of the hills on camera.
All Malayalam words for “charm”
- മനോഹാരിത (manoharitha) — Beauty, charm, attractiveness.
- മഞ്ജിമ (manjima) — Beauty, charm.
- രമണീയത (ramaneeyatha) — Beauty, charm, attractiveness.
- രക്ഷ (raksha) — Protection, preserving, saving, salvation, charm, talisman, family deity, ashes on the forehead.
മനോഹാരിത (manoharitha) and രമണീയത (ramaneeyatha) both mean charm or beauty and are close synonyms in formal writing; മഞ്ജിമ (manjima) is poetic; രക്ഷ (raksha) belongs to the other English sense of charm, an amulet or talisman.
Common questions
What is charm in Malayalam?
മനോഹാരിത (manoharitha), in the sense of attractiveness.
How do I say a lucky charm?
That is രക്ഷ (raksha), a protective amulet or talisman rather than personal appeal.