Laughter in Malayalam
The plain everyday noun for laughter is not among these options. Closest is അട്ടഹാസം (attahasam), which is loud, boisterous laughter rather than quiet amusement. ഹാസ്യം (haasyam) names humour, the thing that provokes laughter.
Most common translation
Boisterous laughter.
അവന്റെ അട്ടഹാസം വീട്ടിൽ എല്ലാവരും കേട്ടു.
avante attahasam veettil ellaavarum kettu.
Everyone at home heard his loud laughter.
All Malayalam words for “laughter”
- അട്ടഹാസം (attahasam) — Boisterous laughter.
- നക (naka) — Owner, laughter, light, ridicule, captain of a ship, ornament, jewel.
- ഹഹ (haha) — Lol, written laughter used in chat; in Malayalam chat people write haha or use the word chiri for laughter.
- ഹാസ്യം (haasyam) — Joke, jest, fun, pastime, one of the 9 aesthetic sentiments, that which provokes laughter.
നക (naka) lists laughter among many unconnected senses, and ഹഹ (haha) is written laughter typed in chat.
Common questions
How do you say laughter in Malayalam?
No listed word is the plain noun; അട്ടഹാസം (attahasam) is boisterous laughter and ഹാസ്യം (haasyam) the humour behind it.
How is laughter written in chat?
As ഹഹ (haha), the typed equivalent of lol.