Delight in Malayalam
Delight in the sense of sweet pleasure is ഇമ്പം (impam), a soft and slightly poetic noun. Everyday speech often prefers ahladam when the delight is visible cheer. Both are nouns and pair with verbs of feeling or giving.
Most common translation
Delight, pleasure, sweetness, beauty.
ഈ പാട്ടിന് നല്ല ഇമ്പം ഉണ്ട്.
ee paattinu nalla impam undu.
This song has a sweet melody.
All Malayalam words for “delight”
- ഇമ്പം (impam) — Delight, pleasure, sweetness, beauty.
- ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam) — Joy, delight, cheerfulness, exhilaration.
- മോദനം (modanam) — Pleasing, delight, giving joy or delight.
- ഉല്ലാസം (ullasam) — Joy, pleasure, light, development, delight, chapter.
- പരിതോഷം (parithosham) — Joy, happiness, delight, gratification.
- മദം (madam) — Intoxication, liquor, haughtiness, insanity, joy, delight, the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant.
- സംതൃപ്തി (samthripthi) — Contentment, satisfaction, gratification, delight.
- ആഹ്ലാദനം (aahlaadanam) — Enjoyment, giving delight.
- ഉല്ലസിപ്പിക്കുക (ullasippikkuka) — Give delight, give pleasure or enjoyment.
- രമിക്കുക (ramikkuka) — Make love, enjoy, get delight, enjoy sexually.
- ഹരം (haram) — A donkey, denominator (arith.) extreme delight/intoxication, divisor.
ഇമ്പം (impam) suggests sweetness and charm, ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam) and പരിതോഷം (parithosham) point to cheerful joy, and സംതൃപ്തി (samthripthi) is the quieter delight of being satisfied.
Common questions
How do you say delight in Malayalam?
ഇമ്പം (impam) is the usual choice, with ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam) for delight that shows on the face.
Which of these words should be avoided?
മദം (madam), since its main senses are intoxication and arrogance.