Heart-beat in Malayalam

A heartbeat is ഹൃദയസ്പന്ദനം (hridayaspandanam) in Malayalam, joining the words for heart and throb. Medical writing and poetry both use it. The same word covers the pulse felt as the heart beats.

Most common translation

ഹൃദയസ്പന്ദനം (hridayaspandanam)

Heart-beat.

ഡോക്ടർ കുഞ്ഞിന്റെ ഹൃദയസ്പന്ദനം കേട്ടു.

doctor kunjinte hridayaspandanam kettu.

The doctor listened to the baby's heartbeat.

Dictionary entry

With only this compound available, it serves for the beat of the heart in every register.

Common questions

How do you say heart-beat in Malayalam?

Use ഹൃദയസ്പന്ദനം (hridayaspandanam), the word for heartbeat.

What is it made of?

The word for heart followed by the word for throbbing or pulsation.