Code in Malayalam

A code of letters or numbers is simply കോഡ് (kod) in Malayalam, the English word in Malayalam script. One short syllable, kod. It is used for a PIN, a pin code and a body of rules alike.

Most common translation

കോഡ് (kod)

Code, a set of letters or numbers used as a key or identifier; also a body of rules.

ഫോണിന്റെ കോഡ് ഞാൻ മറന്നു.

phoninte kod njaan marannu

I forgot the phone's code.

All Malayalam words for “code”

കോഡ് (kod) is the modern everyday word. The others are classical terms for codes of conduct: നീതിസാരം (neethisaram) is a treatise on ethics, മാനവം (maanavam) the code attributed to Manu, സ്മൃതി (smrithi) a body of traditional law, and സൂത്രം (soothram) a formula or aphoristic rule.

Common questions

How do you say code in Malayalam?

Say കോഡ് (kod), used for codes of letters and numbers and for codes of rules.

Is there an older word for a code of conduct?

Several. നീതിസാരം (neethisaram) is an ethical treatise and സ്മൃതി (smrithi) a traditional code of law.