Colonial in Malayalam
Writing about the colonial period, Malayalam uses കൊളോണിയൽ (koloniyal), the English adjective in Malayalam letters. Say ko-lo-ni-yal. Historians and journalists both use it without hesitation.
Most common translation
Colonial, belonging to or from the period of colonial rule.
കൊളോണിയൽ കാലത്ത് പല മാറ്റങ്ങൾ വന്നു.
koloniyal kaalatthu pala maattangal vannu.
Many changes came in the colonial period.
All Malayalam words for “colonial”
- കൊളോണിയൽ (koloniyal) — Colonial, belonging to or from the period of colonial rule.
- അധിനിവേശം (adhinivesham) — Colonial discipline.
കൊളോണിയൽ (koloniyal) is the borrowed adjective for anything belonging to colonial rule, while അധിനിവേശം (adhinivesham) names the imposition of colonial control rather than describing something as colonial.
Common questions
How do you say colonial in Malayalam?
Use കൊളോണിയൽ (koloniyal), meaning colonial or from the colonial period.
Which word covers colonisation itself?
അധിനിവേശം (adhinivesham), which refers to colonial rule and the discipline it imposed.