Culture in Malayalam
Culture in the sense of a people's civilisation and refinement is സഭ്യത (sabhyatha) in Malayalam. The same noun carries the idea of decency in behaviour and speech. Urban, polished culture may also be called നാഗരികം (naagarikam).
Most common translation
Culture, civilization, decency.
സംസാരത്തിൽ സഭ്യത വേണം.
samsaarathil sabhyatha venam.
There must be decency in speech.
All Malayalam words for “culture”
- സഭ്യത (sabhyatha) — Culture, civilization, decency.
- നാഗരികം (naagarikam) — Urbanity, culture, civilization.
- പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ (padinjaaran) — Western, of the west, lying to the west; for Western countries and culture paashchaathya is used.
- സാഹിത്യം (saahithyam) — Literature, literary culture or knowledge.
സഭ്യത and നാഗരികം both cover culture and civilisation, with നാഗരികം tied to city life, while സാഹിത്യം (saahithyam) is literature, the written side of a culture.
Common questions
How do you say culture in Malayalam?
Culture is സഭ്യത (sabhyatha) in Malayalam.
What is literature called in Malayalam?
സാഹിത്യം (saahithyam), literary writing and learning.