Dimness in Malayalam

Dimness is മങ്ങല്‍ (mangal) in Malayalam, the noun for fading light and loss of brightness. It is used of a dimming lamp and of a clouded sky. Writing uses it more than speech does.

Most common translation

മങ്ങല്‍ (mangal)

Dimness, fading out, clouding, loss of light.

വൈകുന്നേരം വെളിച്ചത്തിന് മങ്ങൽ വന്നു.

vaikunneram velichathinu mangal vannu.

In the evening the light grew dim.

All Malayalam words for “dimness”

moodal is a misty covering of the sky, mlaanam adds weariness and sadness to the fading, and vaattam has dimness among senses of fatigue.

Common questions

How do you say dimness in Malayalam?

Say മങ്ങല്‍ (mangal) for dimness.

Which word suits a misty sky?

മൂടല്‍ (moodal) does, a misty or cloudy covering.