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
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) — Light, wisdom, knowledge.
- ഘനംകുറഞ്ഞ (ghanamkuranja) — Light, thin.
- ജ്യോതിസ്സ് (jyothiss) — Light, brilliance, star, sun, moon, ray of light, sky, intellect, knowledge, astrology.
- പ്രകാശം (prakasham) — Light, clearness, lustre, commentary, development, expansion, chapter, mirror, knowledge, what a character in a play says loudly for everyone to hear (not as an 'aside').
- ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞ (bharam kuranja) — Light; not heavy, easy to lift or carry.
- ലഘു (laghu) — Light, trivial, trifling, easy, simple, insignificant; one short vowel in metre.
- വെട്ടം (vettam) — Light, knowledge, clarity, sense, consciousness.
- ജ്വലനം (jwalanam) — Burning, light, blazing, fire, ignition, inflammation.
- തീ കൊളുത്തുക (thee koluthuka) — Set fire to, light, fire.
- ദീപം (deepam) — Lamp, light.
- പൊലിവ് (poliv) — Increase, light, beauty, destruction.
- ലഘുവായ (laghuvaaya) — Simple, light, short.
- ഉല്ലാസം (ullasam) — Joy, pleasure, light, development, delight, chapter.
- കാശം (kasham) — A kind of river-side reed, horsetail, light, lustre.
- നക (naka) — Owner, laughter, light, ridicule, captain of a ship, ornament, jewel.
- പൊലി (poli) — Heap of corn before winnowing, measure of yield or harvest, interest paid in kind, donation, light.
- വില്ല് (villu) — Bow, arrow, brilliance, light, lustre the 9th sign of Zodiac.
- വെളിവ് (veliv) — Sense, sensibility, consciousness, light, whiteness.
- അപ്രകാശം (aprakasham) — Lack of light or clarity, hidden state.
- ഇളംനിലം (ilamnilam) — Azure, light blue.
- ഇളംപച്ച (ilampacha) — Light green, virescent.
- കതിര്ക്കുക (kathirkkuka) — Shoot into a spike, spread light, be proud.
- കിരണം (kiranam) — Ray; a narrow beam of light or heat; Ray is also an English given name.
- ജനൽ (janal) — Window, the opening in a wall that lets in light and air.
- തുറന്നുകിടക്കുന്ന (thurannukidakkunna) — Exposed, left open or uncovered, without protection; also brought to light.
- തെളിയിക്കുക (theliyikkuka) — Prove, give evidence or proof, bring to light.
- നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾ (nakshathrangal) — Stars, the bright points of light in the night sky; also used for famous film actors.
- നാട്ടുവെളിച്ചം (nattuvelicham) — Starlight in a night without moonlight, stellar light, the only light from stars.
- നിഴൽ (nizhal) — Shadow. The dark shape cast by something in the light; also shade.
- നീരാജനം (neerajanam) — A fire or illumination-offering to the deity, worshipping with lamp or light.
- പരിവേഷം (parivesham) — Halo, moving around a circle, a circle of light.
- പിങ്ക് (pinku) — Pink, a light red colour, the colour of a rose petal.
- പോപ്പ് (popp) — Pop; popular light modern music; the word also means a small bursting sound.
- പ്രകാശ (prakasha) — Shining, lustrous, pert. to light.
- പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുക (prakashippikkuka) — Publish, cause to shine, cause to shed light.
- ബിയർ (biyar) — Beer; a light alcoholic drink made from barley, sold in bottles or cans.
- മങ്ങല് (mangal) — Dimness, fading out, clouding, loss of light.
- മത്താപ്പ് (mathappu) — Blue light, light like moonshine, a kind of firework producing blue light.
- മിന്നാരം (minnaaram) — The front, turret, minaret, light house.
- മിന്നിക്കുക (minnikkuka) — Flash, shed light suddenly.
- മിന്നൽ (minnal) — Lightning. The flash of light in the sky during a storm.
- ലഘുഭക്ഷണം (laghubhakshanam) — Light refreshments, light repast.
- ലാഘവബുദ്ധി (laaghavabuddhi) — Lightness of heart, light hearted man, lack of seriousness.
- വിലസുക (vilasuka) — Shine, come to light.
- വിളക്ക് (vilakku) — Lamp, a light for a room, also the traditional oil lamp lit at dusk.
- വിളങ്ങുക (vilanguka) — Shine, glitter, shed light, soldering.
- സ്വിച്ച് (swichu) — Switch, the small device that turns an electric light or fan on and off.
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.