Erection in Malayalam
Erection in the sense of putting something up is പ്രതിഷ്ഠ (prathishta), best known from the installing and consecrating of a temple idol. It is pra-thish-ta, ending in a retroflex cluster. The word also means a firm standing or established position.
Firm stance, firmness, installation, erection and consecration of an idol, idol in a temple.
ഈ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠ വളരെ പഴക്കമുള്ളതാണ്.
ee kshethrathile prathishta valare pazhakkamullathaanu.
The idol in this temple is very old.
All Malayalam words for “erection”
- പ്രതിഷ്ഠ (prathishta) — Firm stance, firmness, installation, erection and consecration of an idol, idol in a temple.
- പൊഴിപ്പ് (pozhippu) — Grooving, foot path, over flowing (banks), erection of a bund.
പ്രതിഷ്ഠ (prathishta) is erection as installation, with strong temple associations, while പൊഴിപ്പ് (pozhippu) refers to raising a bund or embankment and to grooving, so it belongs to earthwork rather than buildings.
Common questions
What is erection in Malayalam?
പ്രതിഷ്ഠ (prathishta), in the sense of setting up or installing something.
Is prathishta only a religious word?
It is most often religious, used for installing an idol, but it also carries the general sense of firm establishment.