Maternal in Malayalam
No general adjective for maternal is offered here; the one option is a kinship term. അമ്മമ്മ (ammamma) is the maternal grandmother, the mother's mother. Malayalam marks that side of the family by the word itself rather than by adding an adjective.
Most common translation
Maternal grandmother.
അമ്മമ്മ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് രാത്രി കഥ പറഞ്ഞുതന്നു.
ammamma njangalkku raathri kadha paranjuthannu
Grandmother told us a story at night.
Dictionary entry
- അമ്മമ്മ (ammamma) — Maternal grandmother.
With only this term listed, maternal in senses such as maternal care or maternity leave has no match among the options.
Common questions
How do you say maternal in Malayalam?
There is no adjective here; the listed word is അമ്മമ്മ (ammamma), maternal grandmother.
Who exactly does the word refer to?
അമ്മമ്മ (ammamma) is one's mother's mother.