Dim in Malayalam
Dim is usually expressed through the verb മങ്ങുക (manguka) in Malayalam, to become dim or lose brightness. A dim lamp is spoken of as a lamp that has dimmed. The same verb covers being outshone by somebody else.
Most common translation
Become dim, lose brightness, be outshone or overwhelmed.
വിളക്കിന്റെ വെളിച്ചം പതിയെ മങ്ങി
vilakkinte velicham pathiye mangi
The light of the lamp slowly dimmed.
All Malayalam words for “dim”
- മങ്ങുക (manguka) — Become dim, lose brightness, be outshone or overwhelmed.
- പുകനിറം (pukaniram) — Colour of smoke, faint or dim colour.
- മന്ദിക്കുക (mandikkuka) — Weaken, become weak, slow down, become dull, hesitate, become dim, delay.
pukaniram is the colour sense, a faint smoky shade, and mandikkuka is a wider verb for weakening, slowing and growing dull.
Common questions
How is dim said in Malayalam?
Use മങ്ങുക (manguka), to become dim.
What is a dim, smoky colour called?
That shade is പുകനിറം (pukaniram), the colour of smoke.