Acquaintance in Malayalam
Acquaintance as a state of knowing someone is പരിചയം (parichayam) in Malayalam, and the same word serves for familiarity with a place, a subject or a machine. People say they have parichayam with a city as readily as with a person. It is neutral in register and extremely common.
Acquaintance, experience, practice, dexterity, knowledge, familiarity.
എനിക്ക് അയാളുമായി പഴയ പരിചയമുണ്ട്.
enikku ayaalumaayi pazhaya parichayamundu.
I have an old acquaintance with him.
All Malayalam words for “acquaintance”
- പരിചയം (parichayam) — Acquaintance, experience, practice, dexterity, knowledge, familiarity.
- ഉപഗമനം (upagamanam) — Approaching, acquaintance, achievement, attainment, vow, sexual intercourse.
- പരിചയക്കാരന് (parichayakkaaran) — A person known, an acquaintance, a familiar person.
പരിചയക്കാരന് (parichayakkaaran) is the person who is an acquaintance rather than the relationship, while ഉപഗമനം (upagamanam) is a literary word for approaching and attainment.
Common questions
How do you say acquaintance in Malayalam?
The relationship is പരിചയം (parichayam) and the individual is പരിചയക്കാരന് (parichayakkaaran).
Can parichayam mean experience?
Yes, it extends to practice and know-how, as in long acquaintance with a trade.