Joy in Malayalam

Joy is ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam), with a long opening aa, then hlaa as one cluster, ending in dam. It is the word for cheerful delight at good news, a win or a homecoming, and it is at home in both speech and writing.

Most common translation

ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam)

Joy, delight, cheerfulness, exhilaration.

ഫലം കേട്ടപ്പോൾ എല്ലാവർക്കും ആഹ്ലാദം തോന്നി.

phalam kettappol ellaavarkkum ahladam thonni.

Everyone felt joy when they heard the result.

All Malayalam words for “joy”

ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam) is joy and cheerfulness; ഉല്ലാസം (ullasam) is lighter, closer to being in high spirits; ആനന്ദിക്കുക (aanandikkuka) is the verb to be filled with joy; ഉത്സവം (ulsavam) is a festival; ആരാമം (aaraamam) a pleasure garden; കല്ലോലം (kallolam) a wave and only figuratively great joy; ആനന്ദാശ്രു (aanandaashru) tears of joy; and കൗതുകം (kouthukam) really curiosity.

Common questions

How do you say joy in Malayalam?

Joy is ആഹ്ലാദം (ahladam).

Which verb means to rejoice?

ആനന്ദിക്കുക (aanandikkuka), to be happy or filled with joy.