Drama in Malayalam

For drama the listed Malayalam word is രൂപകം (roopakam), used for a play or dramatic composition and also for the figure of speech called metaphor. Its range is wide, so context carries much of the weight.

Most common translation

രൂപകം (roopakam)

Drama, dance, a figure of speech (metaphor), characteristic, form, feature, shape, figure, symbol.

കവിതയില്‍ മനോഹരമായ ഒരു രൂപകം ഉണ്ട്.

kavithayil manoharamaaya oru roopakam undu.

There is a beautiful metaphor in the poem.

All Malayalam words for “drama”

രൂപകം (roopakam) is the nearest general term and ദൃശ്യകാവ്യം (drushyakaavyam) names drama as a visual presentation of poetry; the rest, from നിര്‍വ്വഹണം (nirvvahanam) to മുഖം (mugam), are parts or stages within a play.

Common questions

How do you say drama in Malayalam?

രൂപകം (roopakam) is the listed word for a dramatic work.

Which entries describe parts of a play?

നിര്‍വ്വഹണം (nirvvahanam), പതാക (pathaaka), പ്രവേശിക്കുക (praveshikkuka), പ്രസ്താവന (prasthaavana) and മുഖം (mugam) all name elements or phases of a drama.