Colors in Malayalam

Learn the names of colors in Malayalam, from the basic red, blue and green to golden and silver. Many color words end in the noun niram (color), so you will often hear forms like chuvappu niram (red color). For some modern shades like orange and pink, Malayalam simply uses the English word written in Malayalam script.

MalayalamPronunciationEnglish
നിറംniramcolor
ചുവപ്പ്chuvappured
നീലneelablue
പച്ചpachagreen
മഞ്ഞmanjayellow
കറുപ്പ്karuppublack
വെളുപ്പ്veluppuwhite
ഓറഞ്ച്orangeorange
പിങ്ക്pinkpink
വയലറ്റ്violetpurple, violet
തവിട്ട്thavittubrown
ചാരനിറംchaaraniramgrey
സ്വർണനിറംswarnaniramgolden
വെള്ളിനിറംvelliniramsilver
ഇളംilamlight (shade), e.g. ilam neela - light blue
കടുംkadumdark (shade), e.g. kadum pacha - dark green

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