Crescent in Malayalam
The crescent moon is ഇന്ദുലേഖ (indulekha) in Malayalam, a literary compound of indu, the moon, and lekha, a streak. It is also used as a woman's name. A line or streak on its own is ലേഖ (lega).
Most common translation
Crescent moon.
സന്ധ്യയിൽ ആകാശത്ത് ഇന്ദുലേഖ തെളിഞ്ഞു.
sandhyayil aakaashathu indulekha thelinju
At dusk the crescent moon appeared in the sky.
All Malayalam words for “crescent”
- ഇന്ദുലേഖ (indulekha) — Crescent moon.
- ലേഖ (lega) — Line, writing, crescent, painting, image, form, mark, script.
ഇന്ദുലേഖ is specifically the crescent moon, while ലേഖ is a line, mark or streak that may suggest a crescent shape.
Common questions
How do you say crescent in Malayalam?
Crescent is ഇന്ദുലേഖ (indulekha) in Malayalam.
What does lekha mean on its own?
ലേഖ (lega) means a line, streak or mark.