Mimicry in Malayalam
Imitating someone for effect is വിഡംബം (vidambam), imitation or mimicry. Comic mimicry on stage, the kind Kerala audiences know well, is ഹാസ്യാനുകരണം (haasyaanukaranam). Pulling faces is കൊഞ്ഞനം (konjanam).
Most common translation
Imitation, mimicry, wearing costumes, persecution, outward show.
അവന്റെ വിഡംബം കണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ ചിരിച്ചു.
avante vidambam kandu njangal chirichu
We laughed watching his mimicry.
All Malayalam words for “mimicry”
- വിഡംബം (vidambam) — Imitation, mimicry, wearing costumes, persecution, outward show.
- കൊഞ്ഞനം (konjanam) — Making faces, mimicry, wry faces.
- ഹാസ്യാനുകരണം (haasyaanukaranam) — Parody, mimicry.
vidambam is imitation in general, haasyaanukaranam is parody or comic mimicry, and konjanam is making faces rather than copying a voice.
Common questions
How is mimicry said in Malayalam?
വിഡംബം (vidambam) is the word for mimicry.
What is stage mimicry called?
ഹാസ്യാനുകരണം (haasyaanukaranam), the comic imitation of voices and manners.