Humble in Malayalam
Humble as a character trait is വിനീത (vineetha), a Sanskrit adjective meaning modest and well-disciplined. It is respectful and a little formal, the kind of word used in tributes and speeches. For a humble man there is a separate masculine form.
Humble, gentle, disciplined.
വിനീത ഭാവത്തിൽ അവൻ ഗുരുവിനെ വന്ദിച്ചു.
vineetha bhaavaththil avan guruvine vandhichu
He bowed to his teacher humbly.
All Malayalam words for “humble”
- വിനീത (vineetha) — Humble, gentle, disciplined.
- എളിയവര് (eliyavar) — Humble, poor people.
- ശാലീന (shaaleena) — Modest, humble, bashful, shy, simple, weak.
- അടിയന് (adiyan) — My humble self, slave, servant.
- യാചന, യാചനം (yaachanayaachanam) — Begging, humble request, imploring, prayer.
- വിനീതന് (vineethan) — A humble man, a disciplined man.
വിനീത is the adjective and വിനീതന് (vineethan) the masculine noun; ശാലീന (shaaleena) adds shyness and reserve, എളിയവര് (eliyavar) means humble in the sense of poor, അടിയന് (adiyan) is an archaic self-humbling I, and യാചന, യാചനം (yaachanayaachanam) is a humble request or plea.
Common questions
How do you say humble in Malayalam?
വിനീത (vineetha) for the quality, and വിനീതന് (vineethan) when you mean a humble man.
Can I use adiyan to sound modest about myself?
It is archaic and extremely deferential, surviving mainly in prayer and period drama, so in ordinary speech it would sound theatrical.