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shy meaning in Malayalam

ശാലീനം śālīnaṁ

/ʃaɪ/

shy in Malayalam: ശാലീനം (śālīnaṁ). In English, shy means easily frightened; timid.

Malayalam words for shy

shy, bashful
ശാലീനം śālīnaṁ

English meaning of shy

  1. adjective Easily frightened; timid.
  2. adjective Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
  3. adjective Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  4. adjective Short, insufficient or less than.

Full definition of shy

shy in a sentence

  • He is very shy with strangers.
  • By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.
  • It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

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Questions about shy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of shy in Malayalam?
Shy in Malayalam is ശാലീനം (śālīnaṁ).
shy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Shy: ശാലീനം (śālīnaṁ).
What does shy mean in English?
Shy means easily frightened; timid.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “shy”: ശാലീനം. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shy (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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