Hi all! I want to know more about Malayalam (both speaking and writing) and malayalam literature (rooted in Malayalam language not the usual westernized style novels). Please kindly help me navigating in this new journey!

I have seen in English, certain colours represent an emotion. For example, blue is the colour of sadness, red is for warnings, etc.

Does these meanings remain same in malayalam? Or in malayalam is there an entirely different emotional representations for colours? Or is this not even a thing in malayalam?

നമസ്കാരം. കേരളത്തിന്റെ വടക്കൻ ജില്ലകളിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വ്യത്യസ്തമായ വാക്കുകളും, അതിന്റെ അർത്ഥവും, അറിയാവുന്നവർ പറഞ്ഞ് തരുമോ? കുറച്ച് ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ താഴെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു.

ഞാൻ: 

എനിക്ക്: നിക്ക് 

നമ്മൾ:

നീ: ഇജ്ജ്, നീയ്, ഇയ്യ് 

നിനക്ക്: നെനക്ക്, അനക്ക് 

അവൾ: ഓൾ 

അവൻ: ഓൻ, ഓര് 

പോയി:

വന്നു:

അവിടെ:

ഇവിടെ:

This is the album art of Aksomaniac's 'Amsham'/'അംശം'. What's bugging me is that the Anusvaaram/അനുസ്വാരം (ം) should be placed horizontally right after the letter it is paired with. When it is written under the letter it becomes the ഉ sound (ു- കാരം). The way it is actually written now is read Amshu/അംശു.

Just a small rant. Bye.

അടിച്ചു മാറ്റുക എന്ന വാക്ക് നിരവധി വാർത്തകളിൽ കാണുന്നുണ്ട്, തലക്കെട്ടായും ഉള്ളടക്കമായും..ഇത് സംസാര ഭാഷയിലെ ഒരു പ്രയോഗം അല്ലേ .?? തള്ള്, പണി കിട്ടി എന്നൊക്കെ പറയും പോലെ..മോഷണം, കവർച്ച എന്നതൊക്കെ അല്ലേ മാധ്യമങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടത്..

Basically the title

Paticularly in context of reddit.

when i get a kind/ nice/ amazing answer, i reply with

Thanks, o kind one.

Thanks, gentle soul

Thanks, a learned one etc

Just to add an element of levity as well to my truly genuine appreciation for their reply.

if i want to thank/ show appreciation in malayalam when i post in kerala* reddits what are some options ?

literally they would become

nandi, mahane ? 😂

nandi, karunyavane etc

probing if you guys have better ideas .

We tend to pronounce

ശ്രീ ലക്ഷ്മി as സ്രീ ലക്ഷ്മി

ശ്രേയ→ സ്രേയ

ശ്രുതി→സ്രുതി

ശ്രാവൺ→സ്രാവൺ

etc..

I feel weird to pronounce people's names starting with ശ്ര correctly because others tend to pronounce it as സ്ര.

I think there are also some words in Malayalam starting with ശ്ര which we mispronounce as സ്ര, but I can't remember right now.

For people having confusion reading this-

We don't pronounce ശരത്ത് as സരത്ത് or ശാലിനി as സാലിനി but for ശ്ര we mispronounce

Hi all,

I’m going to start working on a theological comic: is this translation accurate? (If this post violates any rules, I apologize in advance and I’ll remove it) thank you! :)

Let the seventh day hallow the Holy One,
ഏഴാം ദിവസത്തെ പരിശുദ്ധനായി ആചരിക്കുവിൻ,
Who halloweth the Sabbath, and gave rest to all that live.
ശബ്ബത്തിനെ വിശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുകയും സകല ജീവികൾക്കും വിശ്രമം നൽകുകയും ചെയ്തവനെ.
The Blessed One Who wearied not
ക്ഷീണിക്കാത്ത അനുഗ്രഹീതൻ
has care for mankind, and has care for the beasts.
മനുഷ്യരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും കരുതുന്നു.
When Freedom fell under the yoke,
സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം നുകത്തിനടിയിൽ വീണപ്പോൾ,
He came to the Birth and became bond to make it free:
അതു സ്വതന്ത്രമാക്കുവാൻ അവൻ ജന്മം ഏറ്റു ദാസനായി.
He was smitten on the face by servants in the judgment hall;
ന്യായവിധി മന്ദിരത്തിൽ സേവകരാൽ അവൻ മുഖത്തടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു;
He broke the yoke that was on the free, as Lord.
സ്വതന്ത്രന്മാരുടെമേലുണ്ടായിരുന്ന നുകം കർത്താവായി അവൻ തകർത്തു.

guys please help, comment below, i'll dm u the video

i want translation from malayali to english

How is my progress? I also explored Kunjunni mash, ONV Kurup, T.M. Vasudevan Nair and a few more author's literary works.

It all started for a completely crazy reason.

I'm a student who struggles with malayalam especially essay writings.As per the title,I hope to know if there is any site specially with the most recent topics like the protest by CJP.

If anyone could provide me with essays, please let me know.

I travelled across Kerala last month and tried to learn as much Malayalam as I could along the way.

A couple of years ago, I built a free and open-source language-learning app for myself because Duolingo did not offer Kannada, Malayalam, or most other Indian languages. I wanted something that made learning a language feel more like playing a game.

After my Kerala trip, I decided to add proper Malayalam support to the platform.

I am still very much a beginner, and I know that building a course is not the same as truly understanding a language. Malayalam is one of the languages I genuinely want to learn, even if it takes me years. For now, the course will need corrections, better explanations, more natural examples, and continued review from people who actually speak the language.

That is why I am sharing it here. I would really appreciate honest feedback on the course, especially if you notice incorrect translations, unnatural sentences, pronunciation issues, or anything important that is missing.

You can try the app here:

varnamala.org

Varnamala is free and open source. I currently fund the entire project myself, including its development, hosting, and infrastructure costs.

If any native Malayalam speakers, teachers, or language enthusiasts would like to help review and improve the learning material, you can apply here:

admin.varnamala.org/apply

I have attached a few screenshots so you can see what the app looks like before trying it.

Please be direct with the feedback. I would rather find and fix the problems than let learners practise something incorrect.

Edit: Source code -> https://github.com/rshrc/Varnamala

The phrase occurs in: "'കാലത്തെപ്പണി' കഴിഞ്ഞ് അമ്മ തിരിച്ചുവന്നിട്ടും അപ്പച്ചൻ മൂടിപ്പുതച്ച് മുക്കിൽ കിടക്കുകയായിരുന്നു."

Does this refer to someone getting their morning chores (washing oneself etc.) done? Or does this refer to a specific kind of work that, say, a Dalit peasant/maid would do early in the morning?

The scare-quotes makes it look like the former, but

Is anyone aware of a social aspect of life (Dalit, peasant/working-class, poor, probably Thrissur in 1950s–70s) that makes it a specific kind of work that, say, a Dalit peasant/maid would do early in the morning??

edit: The story hints that it is some sort of the latter, because the mother is given some meal after the morning work.

Are there any malayalam word (synonyms) for starfish other than "nakshatramalsyam"?

Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been working on an English ↔ Malayalam Translator and recently released a new build.

There are already many translation apps available, so I wanted to focus on something different: making the everyday translation experience simple, clean and easy to use.

Some of the things I’ve focused on:

• Clean, modern UI
• English ↔ Malayalam translation
• Voice translation
• Camera & image translation
• Pronunciation support
• Saved & recent translations
• Currently ad-free

The main idea is simple: you shouldn't have to deal with a cluttered interface or annoying interruptions just to translate a sentence.

I'm especially interested in feedback from Malayalam speakers and people learning English.

What feature would make you use an English–Malayalam translator every day?

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.htpl.english_malayalam

I'd really appreciate honest feedback—especially about the UI and overall experience.

I can't help but notice the uncanny resemblances between these malayalam and English words. Are they related etymologically?

1) Captain - Kapithaan

2) Cash - Kaash (money)

3) Eight - Ettu

4) Sack - Chaak

5) Almirah- alamara

6) Sahib (hindi?) - Saayip

7) Madam - madamma 😂

I made a song. this line is from the lyrics. Could you let me know if it makes sense, please?

മാമധുരമാ ഋതു തോറ്റുപോകുമാം

എന്റെ നെഞ്ചിലെ കോപ്പയിൽ സേമിയ പായസം

I am not looking for feedback on the creative writing part. Just tell me please if it makes sense grammatically.

That sweetest of seasons would pale in comparison

to the "semiya payasam" in the bowl held against my heart

- this is what I meant