Light in Malayalam

Light is വെളിച്ചം (velicham) in daily Malayalam, the word for lamplight, daylight and, figuratively, understanding. Switching on a lamp brings velicham into a room. The double ch is held briefly, ve-li-cham.

Most common translation

വെളിച്ചം (velicham)

Light, wisdom, knowledge.

ജനൽ തുറന്നപ്പോൾ വെളിച്ചം അകത്തു വന്നു.

janal thurannappol velicham akathu vannu.

Light came in when the window was opened.

All Malayalam words for “light”

വെളിച്ചം (velicham) and വെട്ടം (vettam) are everyday light, പ്രകാശം (prakasham) the formal and scientific term, ജ്യോതിസ്സ് (jyothiss) radiance in poetry, and ഘനംകുറഞ്ഞ (ghanamkuranja) light in weight rather than brightness.

Common questions

How do you say light in Malayalam?

വെളിച്ചം (velicham), light or brightness.

How do you say light in weight?

ഘനംകുറഞ്ഞ (ghanamkuranja), light or thin, not heavy.