Gist in Malayalam

Gist is സാരം (saaram) in Malayalam, the essential point or substance of something said or written. It is the word used when summing up a speech, a story or an argument in one line. It also means marrow and essence, which explains the feel of it.

Most common translation

സാരം (saaram)

Main part, meaning, gist, substance, marrow, essence, reality, strength, nobility.

പ്രസംഗത്തിന്റെ സാരം ഇതാണ്

prasamgathinte saaram ithanu

This is the gist of the speech.

All Malayalam words for “gist”

saaram is the essence or main point, churukkam is a short summary told briefly, rathnachurukkam is a condensed summary in formal prose, and kadhasaram is the gist of a story.

Common questions

How do you say gist in Malayalam?

Use സാരം (saaram).

Which word fits the gist of a story?

കഥാസാരം (kadhasaram) names exactly that, the substance of a story.