Enlightenment in Malayalam
Of the words here, വിബോധം (vibodham) is the one glossed as enlightenment: knowledge, awakened intelligence, insight. It is a learned Sanskrit term, not something you will hear in a shop, and a reader will meet it mostly in philosophical or devotional prose.
Enlightenment, knowledge, intelligence, invention, inattention.
ധ്യാനത്തിലൂടെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് വിബോധം കിട്ടി.
dhyaanathiloode addehathinu vibodham kitti.
Through meditation he attained enlightenment.
All Malayalam words for “enlightenment”
- വിബോധം (vibodham) — Enlightenment, knowledge, intelligence, invention, inattention.
- ബുദ്ധി (buddhi) — Intellect, wisdom, power of comprehension, objective, enlightenment.
- ഉള്വിളി (ulvili) — Sudden feeling or enlightenment, call of conscience.
വിബോധം is the formal word for awakened knowledge, ബുദ്ധി is ordinary intellect and good sense, and ഉള്വിളി is an inner prompting, the sudden call of conscience rather than lasting enlightenment.
Common questions
What is enlightenment in Malayalam?
The nearest listed word is വിബോധം (vibodham), awakened knowledge. It is bookish, so it appears in writing more than in speech.
Does buddhi mean enlightenment?
Mostly not. ബുദ്ധി is everyday intelligence or wisdom, the practical ability to understand, and parents use it of a child who thinks sensibly.