Comprehension in Malayalam
Comprehension, the power of grasping something, is ഗ്രഹണം (grahanam). Be aware that on its own this word makes most Malayalam speakers think of an eclipse; the comprehension sense is clearest inside compounds about mental grasp.
Grasping, swallowing, covering up, comprehension, power of comprehension, eclipse (solar or lunar).
ഇന്ന് രാത്രി ഗ്രഹണം കാണാം.
innu raathri grahanam kaanaam
The eclipse can be seen tonight.
All Malayalam words for “comprehension”
- ഗ്രഹണം (grahanam) — Grasping, swallowing, covering up, comprehension, power of comprehension, eclipse (solar or lunar).
- സംഖ്യ (samkhya) — Number, counting, sum, knowledge, logic, comprehension, arriving at meanings by means of authoritative dicta.
- ബുദ്ധി (buddhi) — Intellect, wisdom, power of comprehension, objective, enlightenment.
ഗ്രഹണം is grasping or comprehension, ബുദ്ധി (buddhi) is intelligence and the capacity of the mind in general, and സംഖ്യ (samkhya) is mainly number and counting, with comprehension a distant sense.
Common questions
How do you say comprehension in Malayalam?
ഗ്രഹണം (grahanam) is the word for comprehension or the power of grasping something.
Why does grahanam also mean eclipse?
Both senses come from the idea of seizing: the mind taking hold of an idea, or one heavenly body seeming to seize another.