ഉമിത്തീ

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of ഉമി (umi, “husk”) +‎ തീ (tī, “fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umit̪t̪iː/

Noun

ഉമിത്തീ • (umittī)

  1. A fire made of husk or chaff; a slow-burning fire that smolders without a visible flame.
  2. something that rankles
  3. (figurative, idiomatic) A deep-seated, persistent sorrow, resentment, or anger that burns slowly within a person.
    അവളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ആ സങ്കടം ഒരു ഉമിത്തീ പോലെ കിടന്നു കത്തുകയാണ്.
    avaḷuṭe manassil ā saṅkaṭaṁ oru umittī pōle kiṭannu kattukayāṇŭ.
    That sorrow is burning like a husk fire inside her mind.

Derived terms

ഉമിത്തീ പോലെ (umittī pōle)

References

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