Ignorance in Malayalam
Malayalam often speaks of ignorance as darkness, and അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram) is that word. Its first meaning is literal darkness, with ignorance following as a figure of speech that writers and speakers use freely. The dh is breathy.
Darkness, ignorance.
കറന്റ് പോയപ്പോൾ വീട്ടിൽ അന്ധകാരം പരന്നു.
karantu poyappol veettil andhakaram parannu.
When the power went off darkness spread in the house.
All Malayalam words for “ignorance”
- അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram) — Darkness, ignorance.
- അചൈതന്യം (achaithanyam) — Absence of spirit or vigour, ignorance.
- താമസം (thaamasam) — Dark attributes such as anger, idiocy, etc., darkness, ignorance.
- മൂഢവിശ്വാസം (moodavishwaasam) — Belief owing to ignorance, superstition.
അന്ധകാരം is darkness standing for ignorance, മൂഢവിശ്വാസം (moodavishwaasam) is superstition, belief born of ignorance, താമസം (thaamasam) is the dark inert quality of classical philosophy, and അചൈതന്യം (achaithanyam) is lifelessness or want of spirit.
Common questions
How do you say ignorance in Malayalam?
The common figurative word is അന്ധകാരം (andhakaram), literally darkness.
Which word means superstition?
മൂഢവിശ്വാസം (moodavishwaasam), used constantly in Kerala debates about blind belief.