Moment in Malayalam
A moment is a നിമിഷം (nimisham) in Malayalam, from the word for the blink of an eye: ni-mi-sham. It is the ordinary word for a brief instant, and it is also what people say when they ask you to wait a minute.
A moment, winking of the eye, time for a wink, closing in as of the petals of a flower.
ഒരു നിമിഷം കാത്തുനിൽക്കൂ.
oru nimisham kaathunilkkoo.
Wait a moment.
All Malayalam words for “moment”
- നിമിഷം (nimisham) — A moment, winking of the eye, time for a wink, closing in as of the petals of a flower.
- മുഹുര്ത്തം (muhurtham) — Moment, auspicious occasion, favourable time, a prescribed period.
- ഞൊടി (nodi) — Snap of the fingers or the sound produced by snapping, a moment.
- അനുനിമിഷം (anunimisham) — Every moment, minute by minute.
- അരക്ഷണം (arakshanam) — Half a moment, a very short while or time.
നിമിഷം (nimisham) is the everyday word; അരക്ഷണം (arakshanam) stresses an extremely brief instant, ഞൊടി (nodi) compares it to a snap of the fingers, അനുനിമിഷം (anunimisham) means moment by moment, and മുഹുര്ത്തം (muhurtham) is an auspicious moment set by the almanac.
Common questions
How do you say moment in Malayalam?
Say നിമിഷം (nimisham) for a moment or instant.
How is muhurtham different from nimisham?
മുഹുര്ത്തം (muhurtham) is not just any moment but a time calculated to be auspicious, used for weddings and new beginnings.