Cabinet in Malayalam
The council of ministers in a government is the മന്ത്രിസഭ (manthrisabha), from manthri, minister, and sabha, assembly. Kerala newspapers use it daily. A kitchen cabinet is a different thing entirely and is called an alamaara, a cupboard.
Most common translation
Cabinet, the council of ministers in a government; a cupboard is called alamaara.
പുതിയ മന്ത്രിസഭ ഇന്ന് സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു.
puthiya manthrisabha innu sathyaprathijnja cheythu
The new cabinet was sworn in today.
All Malayalam words for “cabinet”
- മന്ത്രിസഭ (manthrisabha) — Cabinet, the council of ministers in a government; a cupboard is called alamaara.
- മന്ത്രാലയം (manthralayam) — Council chamber, ministry, cabinet of ministers.
- മന്ത്രി (manthri) — King's advisor, minister, member of a cabinet.
manthrisabha is the cabinet as a body, manthralayam is the ministry or council chamber where it sits, and manthri is one individual minister.
Common questions
How do you say cabinet in Malayalam?
Cabinet is മന്ത്രിസഭ (manthrisabha).
Does manthrisabha mean a cupboard too?
No. It is strictly the political cabinet; a cupboard or storage cabinet is called an alamaara in Malayalam.