Frightening in Malayalam
Frightening is ഭയങ്കര (bhayankara), built on the word for fear and pronounced bha-yan-ka-ra with an aspirated bh. In casual speech it has drifted into an intensifier, much as English says terribly, so tone tells you whether real fear is meant.
Frightening, alarming, formidable, dreadful, hazardous, cruel.
രാത്രിയിൽ ഒരു ഭയങ്കര ശബ്ദം കേട്ടു.
raathriyil oru bhayankara shabdam kettu.
A frightening sound was heard at night.
All Malayalam words for “frightening”
- ഭയങ്കര (bhayankara) — Frightening, alarming, formidable, dreadful, hazardous, cruel.
- ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) — Threat, threatening, frightening, scare, intimidation, intimidator.
ഭയങ്കര (bhayankara) is the adjective for frightening or dreadful, while ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) is a noun, a threat or act of intimidation, naming the thing said rather than describing something scary.
Common questions
How do you say frightening in Malayalam?
Frightening is ഭയങ്കര (bhayankara).
Why do Malayalis use ഭയങ്കര for ordinary things?
Because it has become a general intensifier in speech, where ഭയങ്കര (bhayankara) can mean tremendous or very with no fear involved at all.