എളിമ

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil எளிமை (eḷimai). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɭimɐ/

Noun

എളിമ • (eḷima)

  1. humility; modesty.
    അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ എളിമ എല്ലാവർക്കും മാതൃകയാണ്.
    addēhattinṟe eḷima ellāvaṟkkuṁ mātr̥kayāṇŭ.
    His humility is a model for everyone.
  2. lowliness; simplicity.
  3. poverty

References

  • Kailash Nath (2019), “എളിമ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary