Winking in Malayalam
Winking as a noun is മീലനം (meelanam), the closing of the eye, and the same word is used of flower petals closing at dusk. Say meelanam with a long ee and even stress. It is a word of literary and formal description.
Most common translation
Closing the eye, winking, closing (of the petals of a flower).
കണ്ണുകളുടെ മീലനം വളരെ വേഗത്തിലാണ്.
kannukalude meelanam valare vegathilaanu.
The closing of the eyes is very quick.
All Malayalam words for “winking”
- മീലനം (meelanam) — Closing the eye, winking, closing (of the petals of a flower).
- നിമിഷം (nimisham) — A moment, winking of the eye, time for a wink, closing in as of the petals of a flower.
- നിര്ന്നിമേഷം (nirnnimesham) — Without winking the eyes.
നിര്ന്നിമേഷം (nirnnimesham) is its negative, without winking, used of an unblinking stare, and നിമിഷം (nimisham) is the moment measured by a wink rather than the act itself.
Common questions
How do you say winking in Malayalam?
Winking is മീലനം (meelanam).
How do you describe an unblinking gaze?
നിര്ന്നിമേഷം (nirnnimesham), literally without winking the eyes, the word for looking at something without blinking.