Battle in Malayalam

Battle is യുദ്ധം (yuddham) in Malayalam, the ordinary word for war and armed conflict alike. Pronounced yud-dham with a doubled d, it is what you will hear in history lessons and in news about fighting anywhere in the world.

Most common translation

യുദ്ധം (yuddham)

War, battle, conflict.

പഴയ യുദ്ധത്തിന്റെ കഥ മുത്തച്ഛൻ പറഞ്ഞു.

pazhaya yuddhathinte katha muthachan paranju.

Grandfather told the story of an old war.

All Malayalam words for “battle”

യുദ്ധം (yuddham) is the everyday term, സമരം (samaram) suggests a struggle or agitation including a political one, and ആയോധനം (aayodhanam) is literary; പടനിലം (padanilam) and അടര്‍ക്കളം (adarkkalam) are the battlefield rather than the battle.

Common questions

How do you say battle in Malayalam?

Battle is യുദ്ധം (yuddham) in Malayalam.

How do I say battlefield?

A battlefield is പടനിലം (padanilam).