Device in Malayalam

Any device or instrument is ഉപകരണം (upakarnam) in Malayalam, from a kitchen tool to a measuring instrument. Pronounce it u-pa-ka-ra-nam, with no syllable pushed hard. It is neutral and fits technical writing as comfortably as household talk.

Most common translation

ഉപകരണം (upakarnam)

Doing a service, tool, implement, instrument, thing used for, device.

ഈ ഉപകരണം ചൂട് അളക്കും.

ee upakaranam choodu alakkum.

This device measures heat.

All Malayalam words for “device”

ഉപകരണം is a physical device, whereas ഉപായം (upaayam) and തന്ത്രം (thanthram) mean a device in the sense of a trick or stratagem; ക്യാമറ (kyaamara), ഓപ്ഷൻ (opshan) and പ്രത്യേകത (prathyekatha) are the borrowed vocabulary that surrounds modern devices.

Common questions

How do you say device in Malayalam?

ഉപകരണം (upakarnam) covers device, tool and instrument.

Does it also mean a clever device or ruse?

No, for that sense use ഉപായം (upaayam) or തന്ത്രം (thanthram).