Sprightliness in Malayalam
Sprightliness is ചുണ (chuna), a short, vivid word that runs from vigour and smartness to guts and courage. It is the quality you praise in someone who does things with spirit. Two syllables, the first short.
Most common translation
Sprightliness, vigour, skill, guts, courage, smartness.
ആ കുട്ടിക്ക് നല്ല ചുണ ഉണ്ട്.
aa kuttikku nalla chuna undu.
That child has real guts.
Dictionary entry
- ചുണ (chuna) — Sprightliness, vigour, skill, guts, courage, smartness.
This is the only entry, and the range is wider than the English word: depending on the sentence it can mean skill, nerve or liveliness, so the context has to make the sense clear.
Common questions
How do you say sprightliness in Malayalam?
ചുണ (chuna), covering liveliness, vigour and nerve.
Can it mean courage?
Yes. ചുണ (chuna) is used for guts and daring as well as for briskness, which is how the one word stretches so far.