Soft in Malayalam
Soft is മൃദുവായ (mriduvaya), the adjective for anything yielding to the touch, from a mattress to a ripe mango. It is the modern, transparent form built on the older Sanskrit root. Four syllables, and the v in the middle is barely pronounced.
Most common translation
Soft; smooth and yielding to the touch, not hard.
മൃദുവായ തലയണയിൽ അവൻ തലവെച്ചു.
mriduvaya thalayanayil avan thalavechu.
He laid his head on the soft pillow.
All Malayalam words for “soft”
- മൃദുവായ (mriduvaya) — Soft; smooth and yielding to the touch, not hard.
- പേലവ (pelava) — Soft, delicate, tender, slim, comely.
- മൃദു (mridu) — Soft, slender, gentle, charming, agreeable, moderate, mild.
- ഇളയ (ilaya) — Young, younger, junior, immature, soft.
- അസനിഗ്ദ്ധ (asanigdha) — Not soft, not oily.
- ക്രീം (kreem) — Cream; the thick fatty part of milk; also a soft paste used on the skin.
- പതുക്കുക (pathukkuka) — Press, squeeze, make soft, conceal, hide.
- പൂട (pooda) — The down of birds, wool, fine soft hair.
- പൂമേനി (poomeni) — Soft - skinned body.
- മയക്കുക (mayakkuka) — Cause unconsciousness or drowsiness, entice, make mild or soft, temper.
- മൃദുലം (mridulam) — That which is gentle or soft, water.
- ലളിതം (lalitham) — Simplicity, lack of pomp, sth. soft, tender or gentle, beautiful.
മൃദു (mridu) is that older root form, used in compounds and literary writing, പേലവ (pelava) adds delicacy and slimness, and ഇളയ (ilaya) means young and only then soft.
Common questions
How do you say soft in Malayalam?
മൃദുവായ (mriduvaya), placed before the noun it describes.
Which word appears in compounds?
മൃദു (mridu), the short Sanskrit form, which is what you see inside words for softness, mildness and gentleness.