Gravity in Malayalam
In physics, gravity is ഗുരുത്വം (guruthwam), the term in Malayalam science textbooks. Outside physics the same word can mean weightiness or the standing of a teacher.
Most common translation
Gravity, state of being a preceptor, magnitude, substantiality, difficulty in digesting, respect, esteem.
ഭൂമിയുടെ ഗുരുത്വം ടീച്ചർ വിശദീകരിച്ചു.
bhoomiyude guruthwam teachar vishadeekarichu.
The teacher explained the gravity of the earth.
All Malayalam words for “gravity”
- ഗുരുത്വം (guruthwam) — Gravity, state of being a preceptor, magnitude, substantiality, difficulty in digesting, respect, esteem.
- ഗൗരവം (gouravam) — Gravity, seriousness, aspect of a preceptor, majestic state, nobility.
- കനം (kanam) — Solidity, thickness, seriousness, gravity.
ഗൗരവം (gouravam) is gravity as seriousness and dignity in a person's bearing, and കനം (kanam) is weight or thickness, used of a voice or a situation that feels heavy.
Common questions
What is gravity in Malayalam?
ഗുരുത്വം (guruthwam) for the physical force; the figurative sense of seriousness is ഗൗരവം (gouravam).
Which word for the gravity of the situation?
ഗൗരവം (gouravam), since ഗുരുത്വം (guruthwam) would be read as the physical force.