Collecting in Malayalam

Collecting is സഞ്ചയനം (sanchayanam) in Malayalam, the act of gathering things together. The word is formal and also names a funeral rite, the gathering of the bones after cremation.

Most common translation

സഞ്ചയനം (sanchayanam)

Collecting, gathering, grouping, gathering the bones of a cremated person as part of the obsequies.

നാണയങ്ങളുടെ സഞ്ചയനം അവന്റെ ഇഷ്ടമാണ്.

naanayangalude sanchayanam avante ishtamaan.

Collecting coins is his delight.

Dictionary entry

സഞ്ചയനം (sanchayanam) is the only option, so it must carry both the ordinary sense of collecting and the ritual one.

Common questions

How do you say collecting in Malayalam?

സഞ്ചയനം (sanchayanam) is the word for collecting or gathering.

Does it have a ritual meaning?

Yes, it also names the gathering of a cremated person's bones as part of the obsequies.