Archetype in Malayalam
Archetype is ആദിരൂപം (aadiroopam) in Malayalam, the original form from which later ones derive, and it serves for prototype as well. Criticism, psychology and engineering writing all borrow it. It is aadi, first, plus roopam, form.
Most common translation
Archetype, prototype.
പുതിയ കാറിന്റെ ആദിരൂപം കമ്പനി കാണിച്ചു.
puthiya kaarinte aadiroopam kampani kaanichu.
The company showed the prototype of the new car.
Dictionary entry
- ആദിരൂപം (aadiroopam) — Archetype, prototype.
The single entry covers archetype and prototype together, so a first model and an ideal pattern share one word.
Common questions
How do you say archetype in Malayalam?
ആദിരൂപം (aadiroopam).
Does it also mean prototype?
Yes, the same word is used for a first working model as for an archetypal pattern.