Diversity in Malayalam
Diversity translates cleanly as വൈവിധ്യം (vaividhyam). The vai rhymes with the English word why, then comes vidh-yam. It is the standard term in writing about culture, biology and opinion alike.
Most common translation
Variety, diversity.
ഭക്ഷണത്തില് വൈവിധ്യം വേണം എന്ന് അമ്മ പറയും.
bhakshanathil vaividhyam venam ennu amma parayum.
Mother says there should be variety in food.
All Malayalam words for “diversity”
- വൈവിധ്യം (vaividhyam) — Variety, diversity.
- ബാഹുല്യം (bahulyam) — Variety, diversity, plentifulness, normal order, plenitude.
വൈവിധ്യം (vaividhyam) means variety or diversity and little else, which makes it safe to use; ബാഹുല്യം (bahulyam) really stresses abundance and plentifulness, and only brushes against the idea of variety.
Common questions
What is diversity in Malayalam?
Diversity is വൈവിധ്യം (vaividhyam).
Is വൈവിധ്യം too formal for speech?
No. Newspapers use it freely and it does not sound stiff in conversation either.