Binding in Malayalam

ബന്ധനം (bandhanam) is binding or tying, the rope or bond that holds something, and by extension imprisonment. The dh is a soft breathy d, not an English th sound.

Most common translation

ബന്ധനം (bandhanam)

Binding, tying, imprisonment, bridge.

സ്നേഹത്തിന്റെ ബന്ധനം വളരെ ശക്തമാണ്.

snehathinte bandhanam valare shakthamaanu.

The bond of love is very strong.

All Malayalam words for “binding”

ബന്ധനം is binding in both the physical and the figurative sense, while പ്രബന്ധം (prabandham) has drifted away from binding and in modern Malayalam means an essay or treatise.

Common questions

How do you say binding in Malayalam?

ബന്ധനം (bandhanam), used for tying, binding and for being held captive.

Does prabandham still mean binding?

Barely. In current usage it means a written composition or essay, so do not reach for it when you mean something tied.