Tiredness in Malayalam
ക്ഷീണം (ksheenam) is tiredness, and it is the word in the sentence Malayalis actually use for I am tired, which runs literally as there is tiredness. It also stretches to weakness and physical decline. The opening consonant cluster is pronounced as one piece.
Fatigue, tiredness, ruin, weakness.
നടന്ന് വന്നപ്പോൾ എനിക്ക് ക്ഷീണം തോന്നി.
nadannu vannappol enikku ksheenam thonni.
I felt tired after walking here.
All Malayalam words for “tiredness”
- ക്ഷീണം (ksheenam) — Fatigue, tiredness, ruin, weakness.
- ക്ഷീണത (ksheenatha) — State of tiredness or weakness.
- ക്ഷീണിച്ച (ksheenicha) — Tired; weary, worn out, lacking energy; everyday speech says ksheenam undu, there is tiredness.
ക്ഷീണത (ksheenatha) is the formal noun for the state of being tired and is rare in speech, while ക്ഷീണിച്ച (ksheenicha) is the adjective tired rather than the noun.
Common questions
How do you say tiredness in Malayalam?
ക്ഷീണം (ksheenam), the ordinary noun, used with the verb for to be to say that someone is tired.
Does it also mean weakness?
Yes, it covers physical weakness and decline, as when a patient is said to have ക്ഷീണം (ksheenam).