Crying in Malayalam
The crying of a child or a mourner is കരച്ചിൽ (karachil), the noun for weeping and shedding tears. Say the ch as in church and keep the last syllable light. Nothing dramatic clings to the word; it is the plain everyday one.
Most common translation
Crying, weeping, the act of shedding tears.
കുഞ്ഞിന്റെ കരച്ചിൽ കേട്ട് അമ്മ വന്നു.
kunjinte karachil kettu amma vannu.
Hearing the baby's crying, mother came.
All Malayalam words for “crying”
- കരച്ചിൽ (karachil) — Crying, weeping, the act of shedding tears.
- അലര്ച്ച (alarcha) — Roar, crying aloud.
- ചിണുക്കം (chinukkam) — Whimpering, obstinate crying (of a child).
കരച്ചിൽ (karachil) is ordinary crying, ചിണുക്കം (chinukkam) the fretful whimpering of a small child, and അലര്ച്ച (alarcha) a roar or loud outcry rather than tears.
Common questions
How do you say crying in Malayalam?
Crying is കരച്ചിൽ (karachil).
What do you call a baby grizzling?
That stubborn, whining kind of crying is ചിണുക്കം (chinukkam).