Gesture in Malayalam
A gesture is അംഗവിക്ഷേപം (amgavikashepam), gesticulation or the movement of the limbs to convey something. The word is formal and somewhat literary. Ordinary movement or bearing is ചേഷ്ട (cheshda).
Most common translation
Gesture, gesticulation.
നൃത്തത്തിൽ ഓരോ അംഗവിക്ഷേപം പ്രധാനമാണ്.
nrutthathil oro amgavikashepam pradhaanamaanu
In dance every gesture matters.
All Malayalam words for “gesture”
- അംഗവിക്ഷേപം (amgavikashepam) — Gesture, gesticulation.
- ചേഷ്ട (cheshda) — Movement, gesture, action, gait.
- വ്യാപാരം (vyaapaaram) — Activity, occupation, business, dealing, trade, commerce, gesture, action.
- അംഗവൈകൃതം (angavaikritham) — Gesture showing emotions, grotesque expression on the face, grimace.
ചേഷ്ട (cheshda) is wider, taking in gait and action generally, and അംഗവൈകൃതം (angavaikritham) is narrower, a grimace or distorted expression.
Common questions
How do you say gesture in Malayalam?
അംഗവിക്ഷേപം (amgavikashepam).
Which word means a grimace?
അംഗവൈകൃതം (angavaikritham).