Imitation in Malayalam
Imitation is അനുകരണം (anukaranam) in Malayalam, the act of copying or emulating. It is neutral, so it fits a child copying an elder as well as an artist following a model.
Most common translation
Imitation, emulation.
കുട്ടികളുടെ അനുകരണം എല്ലാവരെയും ചിരിപ്പിച്ചു.
kuttikalude anukaranam ellaavareyum chirippichu.
The children's imitation made everyone laugh.
All Malayalam words for “imitation”
- അനുകരണം (anukaranam) — Imitation, emulation.
- വിഡംബം (vidambam) — Imitation, mimicry, wearing costumes, persecution, outward show.
- അനുകരണസിദ്ധാന്തം (anukarana sidhantham) — Doctrine of imitation, the theory that certain sounds in our languages are formed by imitation.
വിഡംബം (vidambam) is mimicry and outward show, often with a mocking edge, and അനുകരണസിദ്ധാന്തം (anukarana sidhantham) is the scholarly doctrine of imitation in language.
Common questions
How do you say imitation in Malayalam?
Use അനുകരണം (anukaranam) for imitation or emulation.
Which word means mimicry?
വിഡംബം (vidambam), which takes in mimicry, costume and show.