Figurative in Malayalam
Figurative language is described as രൂപാത്മകം (roopaathmakam), a term literature teachers use for metaphorical expression. It is an academic word, at home in essays on poetry rather than in conversation.
Most common translation
Figurative, metaphorical.
ഈ പ്രയോഗം രൂപാത്മകം ആണ്.
ee prayogam roopaathmakam aanu.
This expression is figurative.
Dictionary entry
- രൂപാത്മകം (roopaathmakam) — Figurative, metaphorical.
രൂപാത്മകം (roopaathmakam) means figurative or metaphorical and is applied to expressions, images and styles of writing in literary criticism.
Common questions
How do you say figurative in Malayalam?
രൂപാത്മകം (roopaathmakam) is the word for figurative or metaphorical.
Where would I come across this word?
In Malayalam literature classes and criticism, where it describes metaphorical language as opposed to literal statement.