Law in Malayalam

Law is നിയമം (niyamam) in Malayalam, the word used for statutes, rules and regulations. It appears on traffic signs, in legal drafting and in talk of religious observance. Say ni-ya-mam.

Most common translation

നിയമം (niyamam)

Rule, conditions, law, system, decision, religious observance, custom, agreement.

ഗതാഗത നിയമം എല്ലാവരും പാലിക്കണം.

gathagatha niyamam ellavarum palikkanam.

Everyone must obey the traffic law.

All Malayalam words for “law”

നിയമം (niyamam) and വ്യവസ്ഥ (vyavastha) are the words for enacted law, നീതി (neethi) and ന്യായം (nyaayam) lean towards justice and equity, ക്രമം (kramam) towards order and procedure, and പരിഭാഷണം (paribhaashanam) and വിധി (vidhi) carry law only as a minor sense.

Common questions

How do you say law in Malayalam?

നിയമം (niyamam) is the standard word for a law or rule.

Which word means justice?

നീതി (neethi) and ന്യായം (nyaayam) both carry the sense of justice and fairness.