Loneliness in Malayalam
Loneliness is ഏകാന്തത (eakanthatha) in Malayalam, covering solitude and seclusion as well as the ache of being alone. Poetry uses it for chosen solitude, everyday speech for the unwanted kind. The one word holds both colours.
Most common translation
Loneliness, seclusion, solitude.
നഗരത്തിലും അവൾക്ക് ഏകാന്തത തോന്നി.
nagarathilum avalkku eakanthatha thonni.
She felt loneliness even in the city.
Dictionary entry
- ഏകാന്തത (eakanthatha) — Loneliness, seclusion, solitude.
Only this option is listed, and it reaches from peaceful solitude to painful loneliness depending on the sentence.
Common questions
How do you say loneliness in Malayalam?
ഏകാന്തത (eakanthatha).
Does eakanthatha mean solitude as well?
Yes, it covers chosen seclusion as much as unhappy loneliness.