Tune in Malayalam
This entry has no plain noun for a tune. ആലാപനം (aalapanam) is the nearest, the act of singing and elaborating a melody, which is how Carnatic music speaks of opening out a raga. Say aa-la-pa-nam, long at the front.
Singing, elaborating a tune, conversation.
അവളുടെ ആലാപനം എല്ലാവര്ക്കും ഇഷ്ടമായി.
avalude aalapanam ellaavarkkum ishtamaayi.
Everyone liked her singing.
All Malayalam words for “tune”
- ആലാപനം (aalapanam) — Singing, elaborating a tune, conversation.
- ആലാപിക്കുക (aalaapikkuka) — Sing, elaborate a tune.
- ബലഹരി (balahari) — A tune or 'raga' in Indian classical music.
- ശ്രുതി (shruthi) — Hearing, news, rumour, sound, ear, scripture, (mus.) background tune, increasing the tone.
ബലഹരി (balahari) is one named raga and not tunes in general, and ശ്രുതി (shruthi) is pitch or the drone kept in the background, so the bare word for a melody is absent here.
Common questions
How do you say tune in Malayalam?
There is no plain noun in this entry; ആലാപനം (aalapanam) is the singing out of a tune, and ആലാപിക്കുക (aalaapikkuka) is the verb to sing or elaborate one.
What does aalapanam mean in Carnatic music?
The unmetred opening in which a singer explores a raga before the composition begins.