Grief-stricken in Malayalam
Someone grief-stricken is ദുഃഖാര്ത്ത (dugaartha) in Malayalam, a Sanskritic word used of the bereaved and the deeply sorrowful. It belongs to writing and formal speech more than to conversation. A grief-stricken person can also be called വിഷണ്ണന് (vishannan).
Most common translation
Grief-stricken, bereaved, aggrieved.
ദുഃഖാര്ത്തയായ അമ്മ ഒന്നും പറഞ്ഞില്ല.
duh khaarthayaaya amma onnum paranjilla.
The grief-stricken mother said nothing.
All Malayalam words for “grief-stricken”
- ദുഃഖാര്ത്ത (dugaartha) — Grief-stricken, bereaved, aggrieved.
- ആകുല (aakula) — Grief-stricken, worried, tired, full, dense.
- വ്യാകുല (vyaakula) — Grief-stricken, confused, full of, anxious.
- ദുര്മ്മനസ്സ് (durmmanass) — Grief-stricken mind, a grief-stricken person.
- വിഷണ്ണന് (vishannan) — One who is grief-stricken, gloomy.
dugaartha points squarely at sorrow, while ആകുല (aakula) and വ്യാകുല (vyaakula) blend grief with worry and agitation.
Common questions
How do you say grief-stricken in Malayalam?
Use ദുഃഖാര്ത്ത (dugaartha), said of a person overcome by sorrow.
Which word describes a grief-stricken mind?
ദുര്മ്മനസ്സ് (durmmanass), which names both the state of mind and the person in it.