Emigration in Malayalam
Emigration is ഉല്പ്രവാസം (ulpravaasam), a formal coinage for going out to live abroad. Given how many Malayalis work overseas the idea is everywhere in Kerala, even though this particular word stays in official and academic writing.
Most common translation
Emigration.
ജോലിക്കായി നാട്ടിൽ ഉല്പ്രവാസം കൂടി.
jolikkaayi naattil ulpravaasam koodi.
Emigration for work has grown in the village.
Dictionary entry
- ഉല്പ്രവാസം (ulpravaasam) — Emigration.
The single candidate is a technical term for the act of emigrating, and ordinary conversation about going abroad does not use it.
Common questions
How do you say emigration in Malayalam?
ഉല്പ്രവാസം (ulpravaasam), the formal word for emigration.
How do people usually talk about going abroad?
They name the country and say the person is living outside, rather than reaching for a noun like this one.