Headline in Malayalam
A newspaper headline is a തലവാചകം (thalavaachakam) in Malayalam, from the words for head and statement. Say tha-la-vaa-cha-kam. Journalists use it for the line set in large type above a report.
Most common translation
Headline, title, bannerline.
പത്രത്തിന്റെ തലവാചകം എല്ലാവരും വായിച്ചു.
pathrathinte thalavaachakam ellaavarum vaayichu.
Everyone read the newspaper's headline.
All Malayalam words for “headline”
- തലവാചകം (thalavaachakam) — Headline, title, bannerline.
- ശീര്ഷകം (sheershakam) — Headline, caption, title.
തലവാചകം (thalavaachakam) is the headline over a news item, while ശീര്ഷകം (sheershakam) is broader and serves for a title, caption or heading of any kind.
Common questions
How do you say headline in Malayalam?
Say തലവാചകം (thalavaachakam) for a headline, or ശീര്ഷകം (sheershakam) for a heading generally.
Which one fits the title of an essay?
ശീര്ഷകം (sheershakam), since it covers titles and captions rather than only front-page headlines.