Afforestation in Malayalam
Afforestation is വനവത്കരണം (vanavathkaranam) in Malayalam, a formal compound from the word for forest plus a suffix meaning turning something into that. Say va-na-vath-ka-ra-nam, keeping the stress light throughout. You will meet it in government notices, geography lessons and news reports on tree planting.
Afforestation.
സർക്കാർ മലയോരത്ത് വനവത്കരണം തുടങ്ങി.
sarkkaar malayorathu vanavathkaranam thudangi.
The government began afforestation in the hill area.
Dictionary entry
- വനവത്കരണം (vanavathkaranam) — Afforestation.
വനവത്കരണം (vanavathkaranam) is a technical term with no casual alternative; in everyday talk people simply say they are planting trees.
Common questions
How do you say afforestation in Malayalam?
Say വനവത്കരണം (vanavathkaranam), the standard term used by the forest department and in textbooks.
Can vanavathkaranam describe planting a few trees in a garden?
No, it means creating forest cover over an area, so a handful of saplings in a yard would not be called that.