Slight in Malayalam
There is no plain adjective for slight in this set. The closest is ആലോലം (aalolam), which names a slight movement or gentle swinging and also fickleness. For slight in the sense of a small amount, Malayalam uses its ordinary word for a little, which appears elsewhere in this dictionary as the adverb slightly.
Fickleness, unsteadiness, slight movement or swinging.
കാറ്റിൽ ഇലകളുടെ ആലോലം കണ്ടു.
kaattil ilakalude aalolam kandu.
I saw the gentle swaying of the leaves in the wind.
All Malayalam words for “slight”
- ആലോലം (aalolam) — Fickleness, unsteadiness, slight movement or swinging.
- അരകൈ നോക്കുക (arakai nokkuka) — Make a slight attempt, try a hand.
- പൊടിക്കൈ (podikkai) — Trick, artifice, clever feat, slight but effective (feat, medicine, etc.).
അരകൈ നോക്കുക (arakai nokkuka) is a phrase meaning to make a slight attempt, and പൊടിക്കൈ (podikkai) is a trick that is small but effective; neither is the adjective.
Common questions
How do you say slight in Malayalam?
With the ordinary word for a little placed before the noun; the entries here cover slight movement and a slight attempt, not the adjective itself.
What does aalolam actually describe?
ആലോലം (aalolam) is a gentle swaying or unsteady movement, and figuratively a wavering mind.