Fading in Malayalam

Colour draining away or a flower losing its freshness is വാടല്‍ (vaadal), a noun from the verb for withering. Gardeners and poets both use it. Light that dims rather than withers is മങ്ങല്‍ (mangal).

Most common translation

വാടല്‍ (vaadal)

Fading, withering sth. that has faded, shrivelled.

വെയിൽ കൊണ്ട ചെടികളിൽ വാടൽ കണ്ടു.

veyil konda chedikalil vaadal kandu.

The plants in the sun showed signs of wilting.

All Malayalam words for “fading”

vaadal is wilting and withering, mangal is dimming or clouding over, തളര്‍ച്ച (thalarcha) is fading through fatigue, and ഉണക്കം (unkkam) is drying up in heat.

Common questions

How do you say fading in Malayalam?

Fading is വാടല്‍ (vaadal).

Which word fits fading light?

മങ്ങല്‍ (mangal), the dimming or loss of light.