Indigenous in Malayalam
Indigenous is best said with സ്വദേശി (swadeshi) in Malayalam, which means native or belonging to a place by birth. It applies to people, products and practices that come from the soil of the place itself.
Most common translation
Native; a person born in a particular place, belonging to a place by birth; local or indigenous.
അവൻ ഈ നാടിന്റെ സ്വദേശിയാണ്.
avan ee naadinte swadeshiyaanu.
He is a native of this land.
All Malayalam words for “indigenous”
- സ്വദേശി (swadeshi) — Native; a person born in a particular place, belonging to a place by birth; local or indigenous.
- നാട്ടുവൈദ്യം (naattuvaidyam) — Indigenous system of medical treatment like Ayurveda.
സ്വദേശി (swadeshi) is the adjective, while നാട്ടുവൈദ്യം (naattuvaidyam) is narrower and names the indigenous system of medicine such as Ayurveda.
Common questions
How do you say indigenous in Malayalam?
സ്വദേശി (swadeshi) is the word, covering native and local too.
How do I say indigenous medicine?
നാട്ടുവൈദ്യം (naattuvaidyam) already carries that whole meaning in one word.