Elegance in Malayalam
Elegance and graceful good looks are ഭംഗി (bhangi). The word is extremely common in praise, whether of a dance, a sari or a turn of phrase. Begin with the aspirated bh, a b released with a puff of breath, then the nasal -ngi.
Most common translation
Beauty, grace, harmony, praise, deceit, breakage, undulation, wave, elegance.
ആ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഭംഗി എല്ലാവരും പുകഴ്ത്തി.
aa chithrathinte bhangi ellaavarum pukazhthi.
Everyone praised the beauty of that picture.
All Malayalam words for “elegance”
- ഭംഗി (bhangi) — Beauty, grace, harmony, praise, deceit, breakage, undulation, wave, elegance.
- ചന്തം (chantham) — Beauty, comeliness, elegance, grace, prettiness.
ഭംഗി leans towards grace and style, while ചന്തം (chantham) is plain prettiness, the word for a child's face or a flower.
Common questions
How do you say elegance in Malayalam?
ഭംഗി (bhangi), which covers elegance, grace and harmony.
Which is the better compliment for someone's writing?
ഭംഗി (bhangi), because it points at grace and balance; ചന്തം (chantham) is about looking pretty and sits oddly with prose.