Commentary in Malayalam
A written commentary on a text is വ്യാഖ്യാനം (vyaakhyaanam) — the explanation of difficult passages that scholars attach to scripture and classics. It belongs to academic and religious writing. The word has two long aa sounds: vyaa-khyaa-nam.
Commentary, explanation of difficult passages.
അധ്യാപകന്റെ വ്യാഖ്യാനം വളരെ വ്യക്തമായിരുന്നു
adhyaapakante vyaakhyaanam valare vyakthamaayirunnu
The teacher's explanation was very clear.
All Malayalam words for “commentary”
- വ്യാഖ്യാനം (vyaakhyaanam) — Commentary, explanation of difficult passages.
- പ്രകാശം (prakasham) — Light, clearness, lustre, commentary, development, expansion, chapter, mirror, knowledge, what a character in a play says loudly for everyone to hear (not as an 'aside').
- പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) — Prophecy, a word of the scripture, declaration, prediction, commentary, eloquence, book of theories or doctrines, foresight.
- വിവരണം (vivaranam) — Description, explanation, commentary.
വ്യാഖ്യാനം (vyaakhyaanam) is interpretive commentary on a text, while വിവരണം (vivaranam) is a plain description or account. പ്രകാശം (prakasham) and പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) can mean commentary in older usage, but their familiar senses are light and prophecy.
Common questions
How do you say commentary in Malayalam?
വ്യാഖ്യാനം (vyaakhyaanam), the word for an explanatory commentary on a text.
Which word suits running commentary on a match?
None of these is the sports term; വിവരണം (vivaranam), a description or account, comes closest in spirit.