Wearing in Malayalam
Wearing in the sense of dressing up is അണിയല് (aniyal), the noun from the verb for adorning oneself. Say aniyal with a light first syllable and the stress early. It implies putting on ornaments and finery, not just getting dressed.
Wearing, dressing up, decoration, adornment.
ഉത്സവത്തിന് ആനയുടെ അണിയല് കാണാൻ പോയി.
uthsavathinu aanayude aniyal kaanaan poyi.
We went to see the elephant's decoration for the festival.
All Malayalam words for “wearing”
- അണിയല് (aniyal) — Wearing, dressing up, decoration, adornment.
- തോലിടുക (tholiduka) — Cover with leather, manure with leaves, wear a satrap of leather (of antelope) by Brahmin boys at the time of wearing the sacred thread.
- വിഡംബം (vidambam) — Imitation, mimicry, wearing costumes, persecution, outward show.
Because the sense is adornment, it does not translate wearing in the plain sense of having clothes on; വിഡംബം (vidambam) is about wearing costumes in mimicry, and തോലിടുക (tholiduka) is a narrow ritual term.
Common questions
How do you say wearing in Malayalam?
Wearing in the sense of dressing up and adorning oneself is അണിയല് (aniyal).
Does aniyal cover wearing ordinary clothes?
Not really. It suggests ornaments, jewellery and festive dress; everyday clothing is described with the plain verbs for putting on.