Darkness in Malayalam
Darkness is അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram), with the dh pronounced as a single breathy consonant. It works both for literal darkness when the power goes out and for ignorance, which is why it turns up often in sermons and editorials.
Darkness, ignorance.
കറന്റ് പോയപ്പോൾ വീട്ടിൽ അന്ധകാരം പരന്നു.
karantu poyappol veettil andhakaram parannu.
When the power went off darkness spread in the house.
All Malayalam words for “darkness”
- അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram) — Darkness, ignorance.
- തിമിരം (thimiram) — Darkness, cataract, dysopsia.
- താമസം (thaamasam) — Dark attributes such as anger, idiocy, etc., darkness, ignorance.
അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram) is the general word for darkness and for ignorance. തിമിരം (thimiram) also means darkness but is best known as the medical word for a cataract, and താമസം (thaamasam) is a philosophical term for dark qualities such as anger and dullness.
Common questions
How do you say darkness in Malayalam?
അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram) is the word, used for actual darkness and for metaphorical darkness such as ignorance.
Why does one of these words also mean cataract?
തിമിരം (thimiram) started from the idea of clouded sight, so the same word names both darkness and the eye condition that darkens vision.