Shy in Malayalam
ശാലീന (shaaleena) is the adjective, modest, bashful, shy, the word for someone reserved in company. It carries more approval than English shy does, closer to modest.
Most common translation
Modest, humble, bashful, shy, simple, weak.
ശാലീന ഭാവം അവളുടെ മുഖത്ത് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
shaaleena bhaavam avalude mukhaththu undaayirunnu
There was a modest look on her face.
All Malayalam words for “shy”
- ശാലീന (shaaleena) — Modest, humble, bashful, shy, simple, weak.
- അധോമുഖന് (adhomukhan) — Person with downcast face, a shy person.
- നാണിക്കുക (naanikkuka) — Feel ashamed, be bashful or shy.
- മടിക്കുക (madikkuka) — Hesitate, be lazy, be indifferent, be shy.
നാണിക്കുക (naanikkuka) is the verb, to feel shy or ashamed, അധോമുഖന് (adhomukhan) is a noun for the person with a downcast face, and മടിക്കുക (madikkuka) is hesitation and reluctance rather than shyness.
Common questions
How do you say shy in Malayalam?
ശാലീന (shaaleena) for the adjective, നാണിക്കുക (naanikkuka) for feeling shy.
Does the word sound negative?
Not really. ശാലീന (shaaleena) leans towards modest and well mannered rather than timid.