Flag in Malayalam
A flag is പതാക (pathaaka), said pa-thaa-ka. The word covers national flags, party banners and the flag post itself, and it has a dignified ring suited to official language. Drama criticism uses it for a sub-plot running through a play.
Most common translation
Flag, banner, flag post, signal, a sign of the hand, a part of a drama or play, a sub-plot that extends all through the play.
സ്കൂളിൽ ഇന്ന് പതാക ഉയർത്തി.
schoolil innu pathaaka uyarthi.
The flag was hoisted at school today.
All Malayalam words for “flag”
- പതാക (pathaaka) — Flag, banner, flag post, signal, a sign of the hand, a part of a drama or play, a sub-plot that extends all through the play.
- അശോകചക്രം (ashokachakaram) — The seal of Ashoka inscribed on a stone pillar at Sarnath and accepted as the central emblem on the National Flag of free India.
- കരിങ്കൊടി (karinkodi) — Black flag (as a sign of protest or mourning).
- പൂങ്കൊടി (poonkodi) — Beautiful flag, flower vine, beautiful woman.
പതാക (pathaaka) is the flag in general, കരിങ്കൊടി (karinkodi) is a black flag of protest or mourning, and അശോകചക്രം (ashokachakaram) is the emblem at the centre of the Indian national flag.
Common questions
How do you say flag in Malayalam?
Say പതാക (pathaaka).
How do you say black flag?
A black flag of protest is കരിങ്കൊടി (karinkodi).