Scream in Malayalam
A scream is നിലവിളി (nilavili), a loud cry or wail of fear or grief, and the matching verb is നിലവിളിക്കുക (nilavilikkuka). It is the word used of the screams heard at an accident or a death.
Most common translation
Loud cry, wail, scream.
പുറത്ത് ഒരു നിലവിളി കേട്ടു.
purathu oru nilavili kettu.
A loud cry was heard outside.
All Malayalam words for “scream”
- നിലവിളി (nilavili) — Loud cry, wail, scream.
- നിലവിളിക്കുക (nilavilikkuka) — Cry aloud, wail, scream.
nilavili carries distress rather than excitement, so a scream of delight would be described some other way.
Common questions
How do you say scream in Malayalam?
നിലവിളി (nilavili) for the noun and നിലവിളിക്കുക (nilavilikkuka) for the verb.
Does it just mean shouting?
Not quite. നിലവിളി (nilavili) is a wail or cry of distress, not simply a loud voice.