Tenderness in Malayalam
മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam) is softness and tenderness, of a fabric, a voice or a person's manner. It is a Sanskrit loan that belongs to careful writing rather than to the tea shop.
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 “tenderness”
- മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam) — Softness, smoothness, tenderness, weariness.
- ഇളപ്പം (ilappam) — Juniority, state of being young, inferiority, disgrace, tenderness, unripeness immaturity.
ഇളപ്പം (ilappam) is about being young or unripe and runs through juniority and immaturity, so it misses the warmth English tenderness carries.
Common questions
How do you say tenderness in Malayalam?
മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam).
Does it describe a sore spot on the body?
No. മാര്ദ്ദവം (maarddavam) is softness to the touch or in manner; medical tenderness is described with the word for pain.