Archdiocese in Malayalam
അതിരൂപത (athiroopatha) is the exact word for an archdiocese, in daily use among Kerala's Syrian Christian and Latin Catholic communities. Church notices, newspapers and ordinary conversation all use it without hesitation.
Most common translation
Archdiocese.
സഭ പുതിയ അതിരൂപത രൂപീകരിച്ചു.
sabha puthiya athiroopatha roopeekarichu.
The church formed a new archdiocese.
Dictionary entry
- അതിരൂപത (athiroopatha) — Archdiocese.
അതിരൂപത (athiroopatha) is built from the word for a diocese with a prefix meaning above, so the Malayalam mirrors the structure of the English term.
Common questions
How do you say archdiocese in Malayalam?
അതിരൂപത (athiroopatha) is the word, and it is the standard term in Kerala church usage.
What is the word for an ordinary diocese?
The same word without its prefix. This entry does not list it separately, but the relationship between the two is easy to hear.