Descriptive in Malayalam
Descriptive writing is called വിവരണാത്മകം (vivaranaathmakam) in Malayalam. It is built from vivaranam, description, with the suffix aathmakam, having the nature of, which Malayalam uses to make this kind of adjective. The word lives in grammar books, exam questions and literary criticism.
വിവരണാത്മകം (vivaranaathmakam)
Descriptive.
അവന്റെ ഉത്തരം വളരെ വിവരണാത്മകം ആയിരുന്നു.
avante utharam valare vivaranaathmakam aayirunnu.
His answer was very descriptive.
Dictionary entry
- വിവരണാത്മകം (vivaranaathmakam) — Descriptive.
വിവരണാത്മകം (vivaranaathmakam) is the technical adjective for descriptive, used of essays, passages and research methods rather than of people.
Common questions
How do you say descriptive in Malayalam?
വിവരണാത്മകം (vivaranaathmakam), from vivaranam, meaning description.
Where would I actually use this word?
Mainly in academic or school language, for instance describing a descriptive essay or a descriptive style of writing. It is not conversational.