Wetness in Malayalam
Wetness is ഈര്പ്പം (earappam), the noun for dampness and moisture, the clamminess of a wall in the monsoon or of clothes not quite dry. Say earappam with a doubled p and the stress on the second syllable. It is the practical, everyday term.
Most common translation
Dampness, wetness, moisture.
മഴ കാരണം ചുമരിൽ ഈര്പ്പം ഉണ്ട്.
mazha kaaranam chumaril earappam undu
Because of the rain there is damp on the wall.
All Malayalam words for “wetness”
- ഈര്പ്പം (earappam) — Dampness, wetness, moisture.
- ആര്ദ്രത (aardratha) — State of melting, wetness, kindness, pity, mercy, compassion.
- ഓത (otha) — Sea, wetness.
ആര്ദ്രത (aardratha) begins from the idea of melting and wetness but in modern use is mostly figurative, meaning tenderness and compassion, and ഓത (otha) is primarily the sea.
Common questions
How do you say wetness in Malayalam?
Wetness is ഈര്പ്പം (earappam).
Why is aardratha listed here too?
Its literal sense is moistness, but speakers hear it as softness of heart, so it is used for kindness and pity far more often than for damp.