Discussion in Malayalam

Discussion is ചര്‍ച്ച (characha) in everyday Malayalam, the word for debate in a meeting, on television or around a table. Its range takes in deliberation and enquiry as well as argument.

Most common translation

ചര്‍ച്ച (characha)

Deliberation, debate, discussion, enquiry, arguments.

ക്ലാസിൽ നല്ലൊരു ചര്‍ച്ച നടന്നു.

klaasil nalloru characha nadannu

A good discussion took place in class.

All Malayalam words for “discussion”

ചര്‍ച്ച (characha) and സംവദനം (samvadanam) are the closest, the latter sounding more formal; കൂടിയാലോചന (koodiyaalochana) means consultation, വാദം (vaadam) stretches from discourse to litigation, and കൂട്ടം (koottam), മന്ത്രം (manthram) and പ്രശ്നം (prashnam) touch discussion only at the edge of their meanings.

Common questions

How do you say discussion in Malayalam?

ചര്‍ച്ച (characha).

Which word suits a consultation among a few people?

കൂടിയാലോചന (koodiyaalochana), which implies taking counsel together.