Faded in Malayalam
Faded, describing something whose freshness has gone, is മ്ലാനമായ (mlaanamaaya). Say mlaa-na-maa-ya, keeping the opening cluster light; the word also carries the sense of gloomy and weary, so it suits a faded face as well as a faded cloth. It is literary rather than colloquial.
Most common translation
Gloomy, faded, wearied.
മ്ലാനമായ മുഖത്തോടെ അവൻ ക്ലാസ്സിൽ വന്നു.
mlaanamaaya mukhathode avan klaasil vannu.
He came to class with a gloomy face.
All Malayalam words for “faded”
- മ്ലാനമായ (mlaanamaaya) — Gloomy, faded, wearied.
- വാടല് (vaadal) — Fading, withering sth. that has faded, shrivelled.
മ്ലാനമായ (mlaanamaaya) is an adjective for faded and dull, while വാടല് (vaadal) is the noun for fading and withering.
Common questions
How do you say faded in Malayalam?
Use മ്ലാനമായ (mlaanamaaya).
Which word names the process of fading?
വാടല് (vaadal), the withering or fading itself.