Initiation in Malayalam
വിദ്യാരംഭം (vidyaarambham) is initiation into learning: the Kerala ceremony in which a small child is guided to write the first letters, usually on Vijayadashami day. It names that rite specifically.
Most common translation
Initiation into the alphabet.
ഇളയ മകളുടെ വിദ്യാരംഭം ഇന്നായിരുന്നു.
ilaya makalude vidyaarambham innaayirunnu.
My younger daughter initiation into learning was today.
Dictionary entry
- വിദ്യാരംഭം (vidyaarambham) — Initiation into the alphabet.
വിദ്യാരംഭം is tied to the start of the schooling of a child, so it cannot be used for initiation into a club, a faith or a procedure.
Common questions
How do you say initiation in Malayalam?
വിദ്യാരംഭം (vidyaarambham) is initiation into learning, the ceremony marking the first letters a child writes.
When does this ceremony happen?
Most commonly on Vijayadashami, the last day of the Navaratri festival, when children are helped to write their first letters.