Loftiness in Malayalam
Loftiness is ഔന്നത്യം (ounnathyam) in Malayalam, a word joining height with greatness and nobility. It suits a lofty ideal as readily as a lofty tower. Plain physical height is more simply ഉയരം (uayaram).
Most common translation
Height, greatness, loftiness, nobility.
മലയുടെ ഔന്നത്യം കണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ അന്തംവിട്ടു.
malayude ounnathyam kandu njangal anthamvittu.
We were amazed at the height of the hill.
All Malayalam words for “loftiness”
- ഔന്നത്യം (ounnathyam) — Height, greatness, loftiness, nobility.
- ഉദാത്തം (udaatham) — Loftiness, one of the three high tones.
- ഉയരം (uayaram) — Height, tallness, loftiness, altitude, elevation.
- മഹനീയത (mahaneeyatha) — Greatness, nobility, loftiness.
- ശ്രേഷ്ഠത (shreshtatha) — Greatness, nobility, loftiness.
ounnathyam, mahaneeyatha and shreshtatha all speak of moral or figurative loftiness, uayaram is measurable height, and udaatham is a technical term for a high tone in recitation.
Common questions
How do you say loftiness in Malayalam?
ഔന്നത്യം (ounnathyam).
Which word fits plain height?
ഉയരം (uayaram), the everyday word for height or altitude.