Mourning in Malayalam
Mourning as an observance is ദുഃഖാചരണം (dugaacharanam) in Malayalam, the keeping of grief after a death. For the stretch of time involved, ദുഃഖകാലം (dugakaalam) is the usual word.
Most common translation
Mourning.
ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ മൂന്നു ദിവസം ദുഃഖാചരണം ഉണ്ടായി.
graamathil moonnu divasam dugaacharanam undaayi.
There was mourning in the village for three days.
All Malayalam words for “mourning”
- ദുഃഖാചരണം (dugaacharanam) — Mourning.
- കരിങ്കൊടി (karinkodi) — Black flag (as a sign of protest or mourning).
- ദുഃഖകാലം (dugakaalam) — Period of grief or mourning, adverse period.
ദുഃഖാചരണം (dugaacharanam) is the practice, ദുഃഖകാലം (dugakaalam) the mourning period, and കരിങ്കൊടി (karinkodi) a black flag flown in mourning or protest.
Common questions
How do you say mourning in Malayalam?
Use ദുഃഖാചരണം (dugaacharanam).
How do you say mourning period?
That is ദുഃഖകാലം (dugakaalam).