Factory in Malayalam
Factory is most often വ്യവസായശാല (vyavasaayashaala) in written Malayalam, from the words for industry and hall. Say vya-va-saa-ya-shaa-la, holding the long aa sounds. Signboards and official notices use it, although speakers very often borrow the English word in conversation.
Factory, plant.
നദിക്കരയിൽ ഒരു വ്യവസായശാല ഉണ്ട്.
nadikkarayil oru vyavasaayashaala undu.
There is a factory on the river bank.
All Malayalam words for “factory”
- വ്യവസായശാല (vyavasaayashaala) — Factory, plant.
- യന്ത്രഗൃഹം (yanthragriham) — Factory, workshop.
- നിര്മ്മാണശാല (nirmmaanashaala) — Plant, factory, workshop.
വ്യവസായശാല (vyavasaayashaala) and നിര്മ്മാണശാല (nirmmaanashaala) are both current, the second leaning towards a place where things are built or assembled, while യന്ത്രഗൃഹം (yanthragriham) is a bookish coinage you will seldom hear.
Common questions
How do you say factory in Malayalam?
വ്യവസായശാല (vyavasaayashaala) is the standard term for a factory or plant.
Do people actually say vyavasaayashaala?
In writing and formal speech, yes; in day-to-day talk the English word factory is extremely common in Kerala.