Shine in Malayalam
തിളങ്ങുക (thilanguka) is the everyday to shine, to glitter and glow, said of a polished floor, a star and a face lit up with pleasure. Formal writing prefers പ്രശോഭിക്കുക (prashobhikkuka).
Most common translation
Glitter, glow, shine.
ഉച്ചനേരത്ത് പുഴയിലെ വെള്ളം തിളങ്ങുകയാണ്.
uchaneraththu puzhayile vellam thilangukayaanu
At midday the water in the river is glittering.
All Malayalam words for “shine”
- തിളങ്ങുക (thilanguka) — Glitter, glow, shine.
- പ്രശോഭിക്കുക (prashobhikkuka) — Shine, glisten.
- ലസിക്കുക (lasikkuka) — Shine, sport, be playful.
- വിലസുക (vilasuka) — Shine, come to light.
- വിളങ്ങുക (vilanguka) — Shine, glitter, shed light, soldering.
- കളിയടുക (kaliyaduka) — Play, rejoice, sport, shine, gleam.
- താവുക (thavuka) — Possess, jump, cross by jumping, spread, shine.
- പൊലിയുക (poliyuka) — Be put out, go out, be extinguished, increase, shine, perish.
- ഉജ്ജ്വലിക്കുക (ujjwalikkuka) — Shine brightly, be resplendent.
- പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുക (prakashippikkuka) — Publish, cause to shine, cause to shed light.
lasikkuka, kaliyaduka and thavuka carry play, sport and spreading along with the shining, so they are not interchangeable, and വിളങ്ങുക (vilanguka) doubles as a technical word for soldering.
Common questions
How do you say shine in Malayalam?
Use തിളങ്ങുക (thilanguka) in ordinary speech.
Which word would a poem use?
പ്രശോഭിക്കുക (prashobhikkuka) or വിലസുക (vilasuka), both of which belong to literary registers.