Archery in Malayalam
Archery is അസ്ത്രാഭ്യാസം (asthrabhyasam) in Malayalam, the practice of the bow, a word that comes out of the epics and the martial tradition. Retellings of the Mahabharata use it of princes at their training. It joins asthram, a missile or arrow, to abhyasam, practice.
Most common translation
Archery.
കുട്ടികൾ അവധിക്കാലത്ത് അസ്ത്രാഭ്യാസം പഠിക്കുന്നു.
kuttikal avadhikkaalaththu asthrabhyasam padikkunnu.
The children learn archery in the holidays.
All Malayalam words for “archery”
- അസ്ത്രാഭ്യാസം (asthrabhyasam) — Archery.
- പ്രഹരം (praharam) — A period of three hours, shooting with an arrow, archery.
- ആസ്ത്രവിദ്യ (asthr vidya) — Science of archery.
ആസ്ത്രവിദ്യ (asthr vidya) is the science or theory of archery, while പ്രഹരം (praharam) is mainly a watch of three hours and only brushes against shooting with an arrow.
Common questions
How do you say archery in Malayalam?
അസ്ത്രാഭ്യാസം (asthrabhyasam), the practice of the bow.
Is there a term for the science of archery?
Yes, ആസ്ത്രവിദ്യ (asthr vidya), the body of knowledge rather than the practice.