ഓണം ആശംസകൾ
ōṇaṁ āśaṁsakaḷ
The English phrase "onam wishes" is translated into Malayalam as ഓണം ആശംസകൾ (ōṇaṁ āśaṁsakaḷ).
This phrase is used as a standalone greeting in text messages, social media posts or spoken greetings during the Onam festival season.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ഓണം (Onam), the name of the festival and ആശംസകൾ (āśaṁsakaḷ), meaning "wishes" or "greetings".
How do you pronounce it?
ōṇaṁ āśaṁsakaḷ
Did you know?
- While ഓണം ആശംസകൾ is a standard greeting, the festival it celebrates is unique for honoring a king who was defeated and sent to the underworld by a god.
- In many parts of Kerala, instead of just a verbal greeting, people express their 'Onam wishes' by preparing a 'Pookalam', a floral carpet designed to welcome the mythical King Mahabali.
- The name ഓണം is thought to have evolved from the Sanskrit word for the month of 'Shravana', which is the rainy season when the festival occurs.
Examples in context
- എല്ലാവർക്കും ഓണം ആശംസകൾ.ellavarkkum onam ashamsakal.Onam wishes to all.
- സന്തോഷം നിറഞ്ഞ ഓണം ആശംസകൾ.santhosham niranja onam ashamsakal.Wishing you a happy Onam.
Example conversation
Arjun and Sridevi meet during the Onam festival.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഅർജുൻ, ഓണം ആശംസകൾ!Arjun, Onam ashamsakal!Arjun, Onam wishes!
- അർജുൻ Arjunനന്ദി ശ്രീദേവി, നിനക്കും ഓണം ആശംസകൾ!Nandi Sridevi, ninakkum Onam ashamsakal!Thank you Sridevi, Onam wishes to you too!
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviസദ്യ തയ്യാറായോ?Sadya thayyarayo?Is the feast ready?
- അർജുൻ Arjunഅതെ, നമുക്ക് ഇപ്പോൾ കഴിക്കാം.Athe, namukku ippol kazhikkam.Yes, let's eat now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ഓണം, CC BY-SA 4.0.
