Silence in Malayalam
മൗനം (mounam) is silence, from the word for the ascetic who keeps a vow of it, and it is what Malayalam uses for a minute of silence and for a silence that says something. It belongs equally to temple language and to the newspaper.
Most common translation
The state of an ascetic 'muni', silence, religious vow of keeping strict silence.
ക്ലാസിൽ എല്ലാവരും മൗനം പാലിച്ചു.
klaasil ellaavarum mounam paalichu.
Everyone kept silence in the class.
All Malayalam words for “silence”
- മൗനം (mounam) — The state of an ascetic 'muni', silence, religious vow of keeping strict silence.
- നിര്വ്വചനം (nirvvachanam) — Silence, pronunciation, definition.
- നിവചനം (nivachanam) — Silence.
- മൂകഭാവം (mookabhaavam) — Dumbness, silence, expression of a dumb person.
- മൗനമുദ്ര (mounamudra) — Attitude of silence.
- മൗനി (mouni) — One who keeps quiet or silence, a 'muni' or ascetic.
മൂകഭാവം (mookabhaavam) is the silence of someone unable to speak, മൗനമുദ്ര (mounamudra) is the posture of keeping silent, മൗനി (mouni) is the person who keeps it, and nirvvachanam and nivachanam are rare literary forms.
Common questions
How do you say silence in Malayalam?
Use മൗനം (mounam).
How do you say a minute of silence?
Put the word for minute before മൗനം (mounam); the noun carries the observance with it.