Wailing in Malayalam
അലമുറ (alamura) is wailing, weeping aloud, the open crying heard at a death. Say a-la-mu-ra. It names the sound as much as the grief.
Most common translation
Wailing, weeping aloud.
അപകടം കണ്ട് ആളുകൾ അലമുറ വെച്ചു.
apakadam kandu aalukal alamura vechu.
Seeing the accident the people wailed aloud.
Dictionary entry
- അലമുറ (alamura) — Wailing, weeping aloud.
It implies noise and is not used of quiet tears, so a report of a house in mourning will use it while a description of someone crying alone will not.
Common questions
How do you say wailing in Malayalam?
Wailing is അലമുറ (alamura).
Is it only used about grief?
Mostly. The word is tied to loud lament and keeps that funeral colour even when used loosely of any loud crying.