Embarrassment in Malayalam
The everyday Malayalam word for embarrassment is ചമ്മല് (chammal), the small burn of shame you feel when something awkward happens in front of others. It is colloquial, common among young people, and often used with a verb meaning to feel or to become. Say it cham-mal, with a doubled m.
Feeling of shame, vexation, embarrassment.
ഉത്തരം തെറ്റിയപ്പോൾ അവന് ചമ്മൽ തോന്നി.
utharam thettiyappol avanu chammal thonni.
He felt embarrassed when his answer was wrong.
All Malayalam words for “embarrassment”
- ചമ്മല് (chammal) — Feeling of shame, vexation, embarrassment.
- പരക്കം (parakkam) — Embarrassment, confusion, perplexity.
- പരുങ്ങല് (parungal) — Perplexity, embarrassment, dilemma.
- പരവേശം (paravesham) — Fatigue, weariness, embarrassment, distress.
- വിക്ഷോഭം (vikshobham) — Agitation, quarrel, embarrassment.
Taken one by one, chammal is the ordinary feeling of embarrassment or being shown up; പരക്കം (parakkam) and പരുങ്ങല് (parungal) lean towards confusion and being in a quandary, and വിക്ഷോഭം (vikshobham) is stronger agitation or upset rather than mild embarrassment.
Common questions
How do you say embarrassment in Malayalam?
Embarrassment is ചമ്മല് (chammal).
Which word fits being stuck in an awkward dilemma?
പരുങ്ങല് (parungal) fits that better, since it names the perplexity of not knowing what to do, while chammal is the feeling of being embarrassed itself.