Contra in Malayalam
There is no single Malayalam word for the bare English contra, and the entry here, എതിര്വാദം (ethirvadam), is a noun meaning counter-argument or objection. It is formed from the prefix for against plus the word for argument, and lawyers, debaters and editorial writers use it constantly.
Contra, expostulation.
വക്കീൽ കോടതിയിൽ എതിര്വാദം ഉന്നയിച്ചു.
vakkeel kodathiyil ethirvadam unnayichu.
The lawyer raised a counter-argument in court.
Dictionary entry
- എതിര്വാദം (ethirvadam) — Contra, expostulation.
Treat എതിര്വാദം (ethirvadam) as counter-argument rather than as the loanword contra; for contra in bookkeeping or in a musical direction, Malayalam simply keeps the English term.
Common questions
How do you say contra in Malayalam?
There is no true one-word match. The closest listed option is എതിര്വാദം (ethirvadam), which means a counter-argument put against someone's claim.
So what do I say for a contra entry in accounts?
Accountants in Kerala say the English word. എതിര്വാദം (ethirvadam) would be wrong there, because it belongs to argument and debate.