Gerund in Malayalam
In Malayalam grammar the gerund is called ക്രിയാനാമം (kriyaanaamam), a transparent compound of the words for verb and noun. That is a fair description of what a gerund is: a verb acting as a noun. Say kri-yaa-naa-mam, with both aa vowels long.
Gerund, verbal noun.
ടീച്ചർ ക്രിയാനാമം ഉദാഹരണത്തോടെ വിശദീകരിച്ചു.
teecchar kriyaanaamam udaaharanatthode vishadeekarichu
The teacher explained the verbal noun with an example.
Dictionary entry
- ക്രിയാനാമം (kriyaanaamam) — Gerund, verbal noun.
ക്രിയാനാമം (kriyaanaamam) is a technical grammar term, so you will meet it in textbooks and classrooms rather than in ordinary conversation; it also covers what English calls a verbal noun.
Common questions
How do you say gerund in Malayalam?
Say ക്രിയാനാമം (kriyaanaamam), the grammatical term for a gerund or verbal noun.
Does Malayalam have gerunds of its own?
Yes, it forms nouns from verbs very freely, and school grammars use this term when teaching those forms.