Citizenship in Malayalam
Citizenship is പൗരത്വം (pourathwam) in Malayalam, from the word for a citizen plus an abstract suffix. Say pou-rath-wam, with the first syllable like the ow in how. This is the term used in law, on documents and in news coverage.
Most common translation
Citizenship.
അയാൾക്ക് രണ്ട് രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ പൗരത്വം ഉണ്ട്.
ayaalkku randu raajyathinte pourathwam undu.
He has the citizenship of two countries.
Dictionary entry
- പൗരത്വം (pourathwam) — Citizenship.
പൗരത്വം (pourathwam) is a formal legal noun with no colloquial alternative, and it covers both the status and the rights that come with it.
Common questions
How do you say citizenship in Malayalam?
Use പൗരത്വം (pourathwam), the standard legal word for citizenship.
Does pourathwam also mean civic sense?
It can stretch that way in writing, where a call for pourathwam means behaving as a responsible citizen, but the main sense is legal status.