Mesmerism in Malayalam
Mesmerism goes into Malayalam as മയക്കുവിദ്യ (mayakkuvidya), the art of putting someone under a spell. The textbook term, formed from the name of Franz Mesmer, is മാസ്മരവിദ്യ (maasmaravidya). Both belong to writing about hypnotism and stage magic.
Most common translation
Mesmerism.
ആ മനുഷ്യൻ മയക്കുവിദ്യ കാണിച്ചു.
aa manushyan mayakkuvidya kaanichu.
That man demonstrated mesmerism.
All Malayalam words for “mesmerism”
- മയക്കുവിദ്യ (mayakkuvidya) — Mesmerism.
- മാസ്മരവിദ്യ (maasmaravidya) — Mesmerism, hypnotic power, application of mental power to influence or make others sleep etc. (known after Franz Mesmer, a German physician.
mayakkuvidya describes the art of entrancing, while maasmaravidya is the direct equivalent of mesmerism and also means hypnotic power.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for mesmerism?
മയക്കുവിദ്യ (mayakkuvidya) is one word for it, with മാസ്മരവിദ്യ (maasmaravidya) as the technical term.
Which is closer to hypnotism?
മാസ്മരവിദ്യ (maasmaravidya), since it names the power to influence or induce sleep in others.