Alliteration in Malayalam
Alliteration, the repeating of similar sounds in a line, is അനുപ്രാസം (anuprasam) in Malayalam poetics. School and college courses on prosody teach the term. It is built on the word for rhyme with a prefix meaning following after.
Most common translation
Alliteration, repetition of similar letters in a line.
ഈ കവിതയിൽ നല്ല അനുപ്രാസം ഉണ്ട്.
ee kavithayil nalla anuprasam undu.
There is fine alliteration in this poem.
All Malayalam words for “alliteration”
- അനുപ്രാസം (anuprasam) — Alliteration, repetition of similar letters in a line.
- പ്രാസം (prasam) — Rhyme, alliteration.
പ്രാസം (prasam) on its own covers rhyme as well as alliteration, so അനുപ്രാസം (anuprasam) is the more precise choice when sound repetition is meant.
Common questions
How do you say alliteration in Malayalam?
അനുപ്രാസം (anuprasam), the figure of repeated similar letters.
What is the word for rhyme?
പ്രാസം (prasam), which covers rhyme and shades into alliteration.