Contemporary in Malayalam
Belonging to the same period is സമകാലിക (samakaalika), built from the elements meaning same and time. It is spoken sa-ma-kaa-li-ka, with the long third syllable. You meet it in phrases about contemporary literature, art and politics.
Most common translation
Contemporary.
സമകാലിക വിഷയങ്ങൾ ക്ലാസിൽ ചർച്ച ചെയ്തു.
samakaalika vishayangal klaasil charcha cheythu.
Contemporary topics were discussed in class.
Dictionary entry
- സമകാലിക (samakaalika) — Contemporary.
സമകാലിക (samakaalika) is an adjective of the written register, normal in journalism and criticism but seldom used in casual conversation.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for contemporary?
സമകാലിക (samakaalika), placed before a noun as in contemporary writing.
Does samakaalika also mean modern?
It strictly means of the same period, so for fashionably modern a different word is needed; keep this one for things belonging to the same era.