Erudition in Malayalam
Deep book learning goes by പാണ്ഡിത്യം (paandithyam), the quality of a pandit or scholar. It belongs to the written and formal register, turning up in speeches, reviews and obituaries rather than in casual chat. Knowledge in the wider sense is വിജ്ഞാനം (vijnaanam).
Most common translation
Learning, scholarship, erudition.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പാണ്ഡിത്യം എല്ലാവരും ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നു.
addehathinte paandithyam ellaavarum bahumaanikkunnu.
Everyone respects his scholarship.
All Malayalam words for “erudition”
- പാണ്ഡിത്യം (paandithyam) — Learning, scholarship, erudition.
- വിജ്ഞാനം (vijnaanam) — Knowledge, erudition, learning, materialistic knowledge, knowledge of arts and sciences.
paandithyam points to scholarship earned through long study, while vijnaanam is knowledge in general, including the scientific and practical kind.
Common questions
How do you say erudition in Malayalam?
Erudition is പാണ്ഡിത്യം (paandithyam).
What is the difference from vijnaanam?
വിജ്ഞാനം (vijnaanam) is knowledge as such; paandithyam is the learning of a scholar.