Moisture in Malayalam

Moisture or dampness is ഈര്‍പ്പം (earappam), the wetness left in air, soil or cloth. Kerala weather gives the word plenty of work. Something with no moisture left is ഉണങ്ങിയ (unangiya).

Most common translation

ഈര്‍പ്പം (earappam)

Dampness, wetness, moisture.

മഴ കാരണം ചുമരിൽ ഈര്‍പ്പം ഉണ്ട്.

mazha kaaranam chumaril earappam undu

Because of the rain there is damp on the wall.

All Malayalam words for “moisture”

earappam is dampness, unangiya is its opposite, dry or dried, and pasha is gum or paste with moisture among its senses.

Common questions

What is the Malayalam word for moisture?

ഈര്‍പ്പം (earappam) is the word for moisture.

How are dried clothes described?

With ഉണങ്ങിയ (unangiya), meaning dry or without moisture.