Clause in Malayalam
A clause of a law or an agreement is a വകുപ്പ് (vakupp), the same word used for a government department or a section of a document. Lawyers and officials use it constantly, so it is the one worth learning first.
Department, section, portfolio, clause, category.
അച്ഛന് ജലസേചന വകുപ്പില് ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നു.
achan jalasechana vakuppil joli cheyyunnu.
Father works in the irrigation department.
All Malayalam words for “clause”
- വകുപ്പ് (vakupp) — Department, section, portfolio, clause, category.
- അംഗവാക്യം (amgavakayam) — Subordinate clause (gram).
- അംഗിവാക്യം (amgivakayam) — Principal clause, main clause.
വകുപ്പ് (vakupp) is the legal or administrative clause or section. The two grammar terms are narrower: അംഗവാക്യം (amgavakayam) is a subordinate clause and അംഗിവാക്യം (amgivakayam) is the main clause of a sentence.
Common questions
How do you say clause in Malayalam?
വകുപ്പ് (vakupp) is the word for a clause or section in a law, a contract or a rule book.
Which word do grammar books use?
They distinguish അംഗിവാക്യം (amgivakayam) for the main clause from അംഗവാക്യം (amgavakayam) for the subordinate clause.