Sighing in Malayalam
വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal) is the noun from the verb behind sighing, taking in the gasping and heavy breathing that go with it. ഏങ്ങല് (engal) names the laboured breathing itself.
Most common translation
Swelling up, fattening, sighing, breathing, gasping.
കാലിലെ വീര്ക്കല് ഇന്ന് കുറഞ്ഞു.
kaalile veerkkal innu kuranju.
The swelling in the leg went down today.
All Malayalam words for “sighing”
- വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal) — Swelling up, fattening, sighing, breathing, gasping.
- ഏങ്ങല് (engal) — Difficult breathing, sighing.
Neither is a clean match for sighing alone; both sit closer to heavy or difficult breathing, and the ordinary noun for a sigh is the one listed under sigh.
Common questions
How do you say sighing in Malayalam?
വീര്ക്കല് (veerkkal) is the nearest here, though it also means gasping and heavy breathing.
Which word fits laboured breathing?
ഏങ്ങല് (engal), which the dictionary gives for difficult breathing.