Suspense

[gaddeswarup]

What are the Tamil (and if possible Telugu) equivalents of 'suspense'?
Thanks.
Swarup
P.S. I tried this in a Telugu site and all the words I got are Samskrit words none quite equivalent to 'suspense'.

[NOV]

suspense is thigil in Tamil
mystery is marmam

[alwarpet_andavan]

suspense is thigil in Tamil
mystery is marmam

don't you think "thigil " refers to thrill?

[NOV]

alwarpet, ennappaa idhu?
there isnt exact equivalent words between languages. thrill and suspense are close enough.

for instance try translating saaral to English.

[alwarpet_andavan]

alwarpet, ennappaa idhu?
there isnt exact equivalent words between languages. thrill and suspense are close enough.

for instance try translating saaral to English.

[hehehewalrus]

saaral = drizzle/shower

its a good thing u didnt say thooral instead of saaral and its implications in malayalam

[NOV]

saaral is neither shower nor drizzle.

drizzle is mazhai thooral
while shower is mazhai pEythal
heavy rain is mazhai kottuthal
of course there is the other shower which is kuliyal :P

[Sanguine Sridhar]

"saaral" is something..When u stand near window..if the rain water splashing(less amnt) inside, then it is called as saral

[NOV]

exactly.
the closest word you have in english is "spray"

point made, I hope.

[pavalamani pragasam]

is 'ooham' the word for suspense? 'marmam' comes very near. 'theriyaatha nilai/kattam'?