Ill-omen in Malayalam
An ill omen is ദുര്നിമിത്തം (durnimitham) in Malayalam, a sign taken to foretell misfortune. Such signs still matter at weddings, journeys and housewarmings, so the word is in live use. It is formed from the elements for bad and sign.
Most common translation
Ill-omen, bad omen, inauspicious sign.
ചിലര് അത് ദുര്നിമിത്തമായി കരുതുന്നു.
chilar athu durnimithamaayi karuthunnu.
Some consider it a bad omen.
All Malayalam words for “ill-omen”
- ദുര്നിമിത്തം (durnimitham) — Ill-omen, bad omen, inauspicious sign.
- അനിമിത്തം (animiththam) — Ill-omen.
- ദുര്ലക്ഷണം (durlakshanam) — Ill-omen, bad sign.
- ദുശ്ശകുനം (dushakunam) — Ill-omen, bad sign.
durnimitham, durlakshanam and dushakunam all name a bad sign, with dushakunam the most colloquial of them, while animiththam is the rarest and most bookish of the four.
Common questions
How do you say ill-omen in Malayalam?
Say ദുര്നിമിത്തം (durnimitham).
Which of these is heard most in speech?
ദുശ്ശകുനം (dushakunam) is the everyday way of calling something a bad omen.