Waning in Malayalam
അപചയം (apachayam) is waning in the sense of decline and decay, a steady falling off. Say a-pa-cha-yam. It suits waning influence or a waning economy.
Most common translation
Waning, decay.
ചന്ദ്രന്റെ അപചയം ഇന്ന് കാണാം.
chandrante apachayam innu kaanaam.
The waning of the moon can be seen today.
Dictionary entry
- അപചയം (apachayam) — Waning, decay.
The waning of the moon has its own name in Malayalam, the dark fortnight, so this word is about loss and decrease rather than the lunar phase.
Common questions
How do you say waning in Malayalam?
Waning, as decline, is അപചയം (apachayam).
Can it describe the waning moon?
Not idiomatically. The fortnight of the shrinking moon has its own term, and അപചയം (apachayam) stays with decay and decline.