Foundation in Malayalam
Whatever a structure rests on is its പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam), used of pedestals, basements and figurative groundwork. It is formal in tone. The stone laid at the start of a building is അടികല്ല് (adikallu).
Most common translation
Foundation, pedestal, basement.
വിഗ്രഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം കരിങ്കല്ല് കൊണ്ടാണ്.
vigrahathinte prathishtaanam karinkallu kondaanu.
The pedestal of the idol is made of granite.
All Malayalam words for “foundation”
- പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam) — Foundation, pedestal, basement.
- അടികല്ല് (adikallu) — Foundation stone, basis, basement.
- ശിലാസ്ഥാപനം (shilaasthaapanam) — Foundation laying.
prathishtaanam is the foundation as a whole, adikallu the foundation stone, and ശിലാസ്ഥാപനം (shilaasthaapanam) the ceremony of laying it.
Common questions
How do you say foundation in Malayalam?
Foundation is പ്രതിഷ്ഠാനം (prathishtaanam).
What is a foundation stone called?
അടികല്ല് (adikallu), the basement or foundation stone.