Foresight in Malayalam
ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം (deerghaveekshanam) is foresight, built from the words for long and looking — long sight. It is a compliment paid to planners and leaders. Both halves carry long vowels: deer-gha-veek-sha-nam.
Most common translation
ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം (deerghaveekshanam)
Farsight, foresight.
ഒരു നേതാവിന് ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം വേണം.
oru nethaavinu deerghaveekshanam venam.
A leader needs foresight.
All Malayalam words for “foresight”
- ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം (deerghaveekshanam) — Farsight, foresight.
- പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) — Prophecy, a word of the scripture, declaration, prediction, commentary, eloquence, book of theories or doctrines, foresight.
ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം (deerghaveekshanam) is foresight as the ability to plan ahead, whereas പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) is prediction or prophecy, foretelling rather than planning.
Common questions
What is foresight in Malayalam?
ദീര്ഘവീക്ഷണം (deerghaveekshanam), literally long-sightedness.
Does it work for predicting the future?
Not really. For foretelling use പ്രവചനം (pravachanam); deerghaveekshanam is about far-sighted judgement.