Half-awake in Malayalam

Being half-awake is captured by ഉറക്കപ്പിച്ച് (urakkappich) in Malayalam. The word points at that muddled state between sleep and waking, including the incoherent things people mumble then. It is a noun, so it names the state rather than describing a person.

Most common translation

ഉറക്കപ്പിച്ച് (urakkappich)

State of being half-awake, incoherent utterances during sleep.

ഉറക്കപ്പിച്ചിൽ അവൻ എന്തോ പറഞ്ഞു.

urakkappichil avan entho paranju.

He said something in his half-sleep.

Dictionary entry

Just one option covers this, and it leans on the sleep-talking sense as much as on being half-awake.

Common questions

How do you say half-awake in Malayalam?

Use ഉറക്കപ്പിച്ച് (urakkappich) for the state of being half-awake.

Does it describe sleep talking?

Yes, it takes in the muttering people do while half asleep.