Argument in Malayalam
An argument, in the sense of a dispute or a line of reasoning put forward, is വാദം (vaadam) in Malayalam. It is the word for a case argued in court, a point urged in debate and a disagreement between people. Two syllables with a long first vowel: vaa-dam.
Conversation, discussion, discourse, argument, litigation, hearing in the law court, doctrine.
അവന്റെ വാദം ആരും അംഗീകരിച്ചില്ല.
avante vaadam aarum angeekarichilla.
Nobody accepted his argument.
All Malayalam words for “argument”
- വാദം (vaadam) — Conversation, discussion, discourse, argument, litigation, hearing in the law court, doctrine.
- ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam) — Pleading, argument, pleading for justice.
- വാദപ്രതിവാദം (vaadaprathivaadam) — Debate, argument, dispute.
- കൂട്ടം (koottam) — Assembly, multitude, crowd, caste, community, discussion, argument.
- യുക്തി (yukthi) — Harmony, union, logical argument, reason, harmony, tactics, stratagem, propriety, cleverness, cause.
- വാദമുഖം (vaadamugam) — Burden of argument, main point or the beginning of an argument.
In this list, vaadam is the general argument or disputation; ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam) is pleading a case for justice, വാദപ്രതിവാദം (vaadaprathivaadam) is a full debate of claim and counterclaim, യുക്തി (yukthi) is the logic or reasoning in an argument, and വാദമുഖം (vaadamugam) is the main point being argued.
Common questions
How is argument said in Malayalam?
Argument is വാദം (vaadam).
Which word fits a noisy quarrel between two people?
None of these is slang for a row; vaadam is the nearest, covering the dispute itself, while the others belong to formal debate and court language.