Ringing in Malayalam
കിലുക്കം (kilukkam) is ringing in its lighter sense, the jingle of coins in a pocket, bangles on a wrist or keys on a hook. It is an onomatopoeic native word and also the name of a well known Malayalam film.
Most common translation
Ringing, jingling, tinkling.
കുഞ്ഞിന്റെ കൊലുസ്സിന്റെ കിലുക്കം ഞാൻ കേട്ടു.
kunjinte kolussinte kilukkam njaan kettu.
I heard the jingling of the baby's anklet.
All Malayalam words for “ringing”
- കിലുക്കം (kilukkam) — Ringing, jingling, tinkling.
- മണിനാദം (maninaadam) — Sound of bell, ringing sound, jingle peal.
- മണിമുഴക്കം (manimuzhakkam) — Peal of bells, the ringing sound of a bell.
maninaadam and manimuzhakkam are specifically the sound of a bell, the second being the peal of temple or church bells, so for a bell ringing they are the better words.
Common questions
How do you say ringing in Malayalam?
Say കിലുക്കം (kilukkam) for a jingle and മണിമുഴക്കം (manimuzhakkam) for the ringing of bells.
What is the sound of a temple bell called?
മണിനാദം (maninaadam) or മണിമുഴക്കം (manimuzhakkam), both of which name the sound of a bell.