Silent in Malayalam

Both entries here are verbs rather than adjectives. മിണ്ടാതിരിക്കുക (mindaathirikkuka) is to keep silent, to stay without speaking, and it is the everyday way to tell somebody to be quiet.

Most common translation

മിണ്ടാതിരിക്കുക (mindaathirikkuka)

Keep silent.

ക്ലാസ്സിൽ എല്ലാവരും മിണ്ടാതിരുന്നു.

classil ellavarum mindaathirunnu.

Everyone kept silent in class.

All Malayalam words for “silent”

മൗനീഭവിക്കുക (mouneebhavikkuka) is the formal to become silent, used in writing; for the adjective silent Malayalam adds a participle ending to the first verb or borrows the word for soundless listed under silently.

Common questions

How do you say silent in Malayalam?

Use മിണ്ടാതിരിക്കുക (mindaathirikkuka), to keep silent, since this entry has no adjective.

Which form would a written text use?

മൗനീഭവിക്കുക (mouneebhavikkuka), the formal verb for falling silent.