Judgement in Malayalam
A court judgement is a വിധി (vidhi), two short syllables, and it is the word in every news report about a verdict. The same word also means fate or destiny, since both senses come from the idea of something being ordained.
Fate, destiny, fortune, nemesis, Karma, result of one's Karma (deed) in the previous birth, order, Brahma, law, rule, verdict, judgement.
കോടതിയുടെ വിധി നാളെ വരും.
kodathiyude vidhi naale varum.
The court's verdict comes tomorrow.
All Malayalam words for “judgement”
- വിധി (vidhi) — Fate, destiny, fortune, nemesis, Karma, result of one's Karma (deed) in the previous birth, order, Brahma, law, rule, verdict, judgement.
- തീര്പ്പ് (theerpp) — Decision, settlement, judgement, sentence, a sort of bonus in addition to the harvest wages paid in kind to agricultural workers.
- വിഭാവനം (vibhaavanam) — Imagination, judging, judgement, trial.
- ന്യായവിധി (nyaayavidhi) — Verdict or judgement of a court of law.
വിധി (vidhi) is the general word for a verdict and also means fate. ന്യായവിധി (nyaayavidhi) is explicitly the judgement of a court, തീര്പ്പ് (theerpp) is a decision or settlement that ends a dispute, and വിഭാവനം (vibhaavanam) leans towards judging in the sense of imagining or assessing.
Common questions
How do you say judgement in Malayalam?
വിധി (vidhi) is the word for a judgement or verdict.
Why does the same word mean fate?
Both senses rest on the idea of something laid down or ordained, so a court order and destiny share one word, with context keeping them apart.