Solemn in Malayalam
There is no adjective for solemn in this set. What the dictionary offers is the noun ശപഥം (shapatham), a solemn promise or oath, and സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ (sathyaprathijna), the taking of an oath and the swearing-in of officials. Both carry the gravity the English adjective describes, but they are nouns.
Oath, vow, adjuration, swearing, solemn promise.
സത്യം പറയാമെന്ന് അവൻ ശപഥം ചെയ്തു.
sathyam parayaamennu avan shapatham cheythu
He took an oath to tell the truth.
All Malayalam words for “solemn”
- ശപഥം (shapatham) — Oath, vow, adjuration, swearing, solemn promise.
- എഴുന്നരുളുക (ezunnaruluka) — March in a solemn procession (spoken of gods, kings and such distinguished personages).
- സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ (sathyaprathijna) — Taking a solemn oath, swearing in.
എഴുന്നരുളുക (ezunnaruluka) is a verb used of gods and kings proceeding in solemn procession, so it is ceremonial but very narrow; for solemn as an adjective Malayalam uses words for grave and serious instead.
Common questions
How do you say solemn in Malayalam?
There is no single adjective here; use the word for grave or serious, or name the thing itself, as in ശപഥം (shapatham) for a solemn oath.
What is a swearing-in ceremony called?
സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ (sathyaprathijna), the phrase Kerala papers use when ministers and officers take office.