Enquiry in Malayalam
Asking after something or looking into it is അന്വേഷണം (anweshanam), with the stress on the first part and the sh said as in ship. It works for a simple enquiry at a counter and for a police investigation.
Enquiry, searching after.
കാണാതായ പൂച്ചയെക്കുറിച്ച് അന്വേഷണം നടത്തി.
kaanaathaaya poochayekkurichu anweshanam nadathi.
An enquiry was made about the missing cat.
All Malayalam words for “enquiry”
- അന്വേഷണം (anweshanam) — Enquiry, searching after.
- ചര്ച്ച (characha) — Deliberation, debate, discussion, enquiry, arguments.
- പ്രശ്നം (prashnam) — Question, problem, investigation, topic of discussion, enquiry, astrological calculation.
- മൃഗം (mrigam) — Animal, deer, cow, hunting, musk, the dark shade in the moon, the month of Makaram, a sign of the Zodiac (Capricornus), enquiry.
- വിചാരണ (vichaarana) — Trial, examination (in a law court), enquiry, investigation.
അന്വേഷണം (anweshanam) is the general word; വിചാരണ (vichaarana) belongs to courts and formal hearings, ചര്ച്ച (characha) is discussion, പ്രശ്നം (prashnam) is a question or problem, and മൃഗം (mrigam) really means animal and should never be used for an enquiry.
Common questions
How do you say enquiry in Malayalam?
അന്വേഷണം (anweshanam), which is also how you ask after a person's wellbeing.
What is the difference between anweshanam and vichaarana?
അന്വേഷണം is the gathering of information, while വിചാരണ (vichaarana) is the trial or formal examination that may follow it.