Horripilation in Malayalam
That prickling of the skin is പുളകം (pulakam) in Malayalam, the word for horripilation and for the thrill that causes it. Poetry uses it freely for a rapturous shudder.
Most common translation
Horripilation, thrill, rapturous shuddering, a precious gem, the cut surface of a gem.
തണുത്ത കാറ്റിൽ ശരീരത്തിൽ പുളകം ഉണ്ടായി.
thanutha kaattil shareerathil pulakam undaayi.
The cold wind raised goosebumps on my body.
All Malayalam words for “horripilation”
- പുളകം (pulakam) — Horripilation, thrill, rapturous shuddering, a precious gem, the cut surface of a gem.
- ഉല്പുളകം (ulpulakam) — Thrill, horripilation, rapture.
- രോമാഞ്ചം (romaancham) — Thrill, horripilation.
- പ്രഹര്ഷം (praharsham) — Great joy, thrill, animation, horripilation.
രോമാഞ്ചം (romaancham) is the everyday thrill, ഉല്പുളകം (ulpulakam) stresses an inward rapture, and പ്രഹര്ഷം (praharsham) is great joy or animation more than the bodily reaction.
Common questions
How do you say horripilation in Malayalam?
Use പുളകം (pulakam) for horripilation and the thrill behind it.
Which word would describe goosebumps from excitement?
രോമാഞ്ചം (romaancham) is the natural pick for that kind of thrill.