Sadness in Malayalam
There is no plain noun for sadness in this pair. വാട്ടം (vaattam) comes closest, a word for fatigue and dimming that extends to low spirits, and മ്ലാനം (mlaanam) is weariness and fading used figuratively for sadness.
Most common translation
Fatigue, weariness, sadness, dimness, inclination.
ചെടികൾക്ക് വെയിലിൽ വാട്ടം വന്നു.
chedikalkku veyilil vaattam vannu
The plants wilted in the sun.
All Malayalam words for “sadness”
- വാട്ടം (vaattam) — Fatigue, weariness, sadness, dimness, inclination.
- മ്ലാനം (mlaanam) — Weariness, languor, vapidity, fading, dimness; (fig.) sadness.
Both words start from wilting and tiredness, so they suggest a dulled mood rather than grief; the ordinary words for sorrow are not among these entries.
Common questions
How do you say sadness in Malayalam?
Neither entry is the usual word. വാട്ടം (vaattam) covers a dull, downcast state.
What do these words literally describe?
Wilting and loss of brightness, the way a plant or a face loses its freshness.