Lustre in Malayalam
Everyday Malayalam puts lustre as മിനുക്കം (minukkam), the polish or glitter on a surface. It suits metal, silk, skin and anything freshly cleaned. For lustre in the sense of radiance or starlight, writers prefer ജ്യോതിര്മ്മയം (jyothirmmayam).
Most common translation
Polish, shining, glitter, lustre.
പുതിയ പാത്രത്തിന് നല്ല മിനുക്കം ഉണ്ട്.
puthiya paathratthinu nalla minukkam undu.
The new vessel has a good shine.
All Malayalam words for “lustre”
- മിനുക്കം (minukkam) — Polish, shining, glitter, lustre.
- ജ്യോതിര്മ്മയം (jyothirmmayam) — Lustre, luminosity, starlight.
- നിറം (niram) — Colour, lustre, respect, goodness.
- കാശം (kasham) — A kind of river-side reed, horsetail, light, lustre.
- 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').
- പ്രതിഭ (prathibha) — Genius, talent, lustre, imaginative.
- മാധുരി (maadhuri) — Sweetness, honey, liquor, lustre.
- രുചി (ruchi) — Taste, relish, interest, appetite, joy, lustre, colour, ray.
- വാടുക (vaaduka) — Fade, become tired, lose, lustre, be sad or unhappy.
- വിഭൂഷണം (vibhooshanam) — Ornament, decoration, lustre.
- പരിശോഭ (parishobha) — Surrounding lustre, outward brilliance, ostentation.
- വില്ല് (villu) — Bow, arrow, brilliance, light, lustre the 9th sign of Zodiac.
മിനുക്കം (minukkam) is physical shine, പ്രകാശം (prakasham) is light itself, നിറം (niram) is colour, and പ്രതിഭ (prathibha) and മാധുരി (maadhuri) carry lustre only figuratively, as brilliance and sweetness; കാശം (kasham) is chiefly a reed.
Common questions
How do you say lustre in Malayalam?
Say മിനുക്കം (minukkam) for shine or polish.
Which word suits a radiant, starry lustre?
ജ്യോതിര്മ്മയം (jyothirmmayam), meaning luminosity or starlight.