Cartoon in Malayalam
Cartoon is given as ഹാസ്യദൃശ്യം (haasyadrishyam) in Malayalam, a compound meaning a comic scene or caricature. It is a formal coinage found in writing about art and newspapers, while the English word cartoon is what most people say in conversation. The sense covers both the drawn caricature and the comic situation.
Most common translation
Cartoon, caricature.
പത്രത്തിലെ ഹാസ്യദൃശ്യം കണ്ട് ഞാൻ ചിരിച്ചു.
pathrathile haasyadrishyam kandu njaan chirichu.
I laughed at the cartoon in the newspaper.
Dictionary entry
- ഹാസ്യദൃശ്യം (haasyadrishyam) — Cartoon, caricature.
This is the only option, and it serves for cartoon and caricature together.
Common questions
How do you say cartoon in Malayalam?
The listed word is ഹാസ്യദൃശ്യം (haasyadrishyam).
Do Malayalam speakers use the English word cartoon?
Commonly, yes. The borrowed English word is usual in speech, with ഹാസ്യദൃശ്യം (haasyadrishyam) kept for writing.