Appropriation in Malayalam

Appropriation, in the sense of making something your own, is സ്വന്തമാക്കല്‍ (swanthamaakkal). It is a transparent compound: swantham means one's own, and the ending -aakkal makes it an act of turning something into that. Pronounce it swan-tha-maak-kal.

Most common translation

സ്വന്തമാക്കല്‍ (swanthamaakkal)

Appropriation.

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ ഭൂമി സ്വന്തമാക്കല്‍ തെറ്റാണ്.

mattullavarude bhoomi swanthamaakkal thettaanu.

Appropriating others' land is wrong.

All Malayalam words for “appropriation”

സ്വന്തമാക്കല്‍ (swanthamaakkal) is the general noun for appropriating something, while ധനവിനിയോഗം (dhanaviniyogam) is a budgeting term, the appropriation or allocation of funds.

Common questions

How do you say appropriation in Malayalam?

സ്വന്തമാക്കല്‍ (swanthamaakkal) for taking something as your own, and ധനവിനിയോഗം (dhanaviniyogam) when money is being appropriated or allocated.

Which word would a budget document use?

ധനവിനിയോഗം (dhanaviniyogam), since it names the deployment of funds and is the phrase used for financial appropriations.