Interpretation in Malayalam
Three rather bookish words cover interpretation in Malayalam, and the closest of them is പ്രവാചനം (pravachanam). It belongs to formal, Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, so you meet it in commentary on scripture or literature rather than in a chat about a film. The four syllables are evenly weighted: pra-vaa-cha-nam.
Interpretation, explanation, proclamation, farsight.
മഴയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പ്രവാചനം ഇന്ന് ശരിയായി.
mazhayekkurichulla pravachanam innu shariyaayi
The prediction about rain came true today.
All Malayalam words for “interpretation”
- പ്രവാചനം (pravachanam) — Interpretation, explanation, proclamation, farsight.
- ഉപദര്ശനം (upadarshanam) — Explanation, interpretation.
- പ്രഭാഷണം (prabhaashanam) — Speech, conversation, lecture, discourse, interpretation.
പ്രവാചനം and ഉപദര്ശനം (upadarshanam) both point at expounding the meaning of something, while പ്രഭാഷണം (prabhaashanam) is really a speech or lecture and reaches interpretation only through that sense. All three are literary, and ഉപദര്ശനം in particular is almost never heard in speech.
Common questions
How do you say interpretation in Malayalam?
Use പ്രവാചനം (pravachanam), the nearest of these words to interpretation in the sense of explaining what something means.
What is the difference between pravachanam and prabhaashanam?
പ്രവാചനം is about drawing a meaning out of something, while പ്രഭാഷണം (prabhaashanam) is the act of speaking in public, so a lecture is prabhaashanam even if it offers no interpretation at all.