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melancholy meaning in Malayalam

ശോകം śōkaṁ

UK/ˈmɛlənkəli/

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melancholy in Malayalam: ശോകം (śōkaṁ). In English, melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Malayalam words for melancholy

melancholy
ശോകം śōkaṁ

English meaning of melancholy

  1. noun Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
  2. noun Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  3. adjective Affected with great sadness or depression.
  4. adjective Suggestive of wistfulness or subdued emotion.

Full definition of melancholy

melancholy in a sentence

  • Melancholy people don't talk much.

Synonyms of melancholy

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Questions about melancholy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of melancholy in Malayalam?
Melancholy in Malayalam is ശോകം (śōkaṁ).
melancholy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Melancholy: ശോകം (śōkaṁ).
What does melancholy mean in English?
Melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “melancholy”: ശോകം. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: melancholy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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