Irrigation in Malayalam

Irrigation is ജലസേചനം (jalasechanam) in Malayalam, literally the sprinkling of water. It is the standard term in farming talk and in government schemes.

Most common translation

ജലസേചനം (jalasechanam)

Irrigation.

വയലിൽ ജലസേചനം രാവിലെ തുടങ്ങി.

vayalil jalasechanam raavile thudangi.

Irrigation in the field began in the morning.

Dictionary entry

The single entry names the practice as a whole, so canals, pumps and fields each need their own words beside it.

Common questions

How do you say irrigation in Malayalam?

ജലസേചനം (jalasechanam) is the term.

Is it a formal word?

Yes, it is what official and agricultural writing uses.