Magnet in Malayalam
A magnet is കാന്തം (kaantham) in Malayalam, the word used in school science and in ordinary talk. The descriptive ആകര്ഷകം (aakarshakam), that which attracts, also covers a magnet or lodestone. In figurative use it is the second one that suggests something magnetically attractive.
Most common translation
Beautiful, magnet.
കാന്തം ഇരുമ്പിനെ ആകർഷിക്കും.
kaantham irumbine aakarshikkum.
A magnet attracts iron.
All Malayalam words for “magnet”
- കാന്തം (kaantham) — Beautiful, magnet.
- ആകര്ഷകം (aakarshakam) — That which attracts, magnet, lodestone, touchstone.
കാന്തം (kaantham) names the object and separately means beautiful, while ആകര്ഷകം (aakarshakam) is built on the idea of attraction itself.
Common questions
How do you say magnet in Malayalam?
It is കാന്തം (kaantham).
Which word suggests something attractive?
ആകര്ഷകം (aakarshakam), literally that which attracts.