Softness in Malayalam
Softness is മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam), used of cloth, skin, a voice and a manner. It carries tenderness and smoothness alongside the plain physical sense. Give the long aa its full weight.
Most common translation
Softness, smoothness, tenderness, weariness.
പട്ടിന്റെ മാര്ദ്ദവം കൈയിൽ അറിഞ്ഞു.
pattinte maarddavam kaiyil arinju.
The softness of the silk was felt in the hand.
All Malayalam words for “softness”
- മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam) — Softness, smoothness, tenderness, weariness.
- മൃദുത്വം (mriduthwam) — Softness.
- പതുക്കം (pathukkam) — Drawing back, hiding, concealment, softness, yielding.
മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam) spreads from softness to tenderness and smoothness, മൃദുത്വം (mriduthwam) is softness pure and simple, and പതുക്കം (pathukkam) arrives at it through yielding and drawing back.
Common questions
How do you say softness in Malayalam?
മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam), or മൃദുത്വം (mriduthwam) for the plain physical quality.
Which word suits softness of manner?
മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam), since it takes in tenderness and gentleness.