Trembling in Malayalam
Trembling is വിറ (vira), a short native word, vi-ra, for the shiver that runs through a body in cold, fear or fever. It works as a noun and sits in everyday speech without sounding clinical. A doctor and a grandmother would both use it.
Most common translation
Shivering, trembling, quake, tremor.
തണുപ്പ് കൊണ്ട് കൈക്ക് വിറ വന്നു.
thanuppu kondu kaikku vira vannu.
The hand began to shiver from the cold.
All Malayalam words for “trembling”
- വിറ (vira) — Shivering, trembling, quake, tremor.
- ആകമ്പനം (aakambanam) — Shaking, trembling, vibration.
- ഉദ്വേഗം (udwegam) — Fear, wonder, anxiety, trembling, agitation, excitement.
- കാതര (kathara) — A woman who is cowardly, fickle, trembling or frightened.
- പ്രകമ്പനം (prakambanam) — Shaking, tremulation, violent trembling, vibration, tempest.
ആകമ്പനം (aakambanam) and പ്രകമ്പനം (prakambanam) are Sanskritic words for vibration and violent shaking, better suited to machinery or an earth tremor than to a trembling hand.
Common questions
How do you say trembling in Malayalam?
Trembling is വിറ (vira).
Is vira used for shivering from cold as well?
Yes. വിറ (vira) covers shivering, trembling and quaking alike, whatever the cause.