Matter in Malayalam

Matter in the sense of substance is ദ്രവ്യം (dravyam) in Malayalam, the physical stuff things consist of. Science writing uses it against the word for energy. Matter in the sense of an affair or issue is quite different and is carried by അടിയന്തിരം (adiyanthiram) and its relatives only in particular contexts.

Most common translation

ദ്രവ്യം (dravyam)

Matter, substance, wealth, gold, bell-metal, medicine, liquor.

എല്ലാ ദ്രവ്യത്തിനും ഭാരമുണ്ട്.

ella dravyathinum bhaaramundu.

All matter has weight.

All Malayalam words for “matter”

ദ്രവ്യം (dravyam) is physical substance, പൊരുള്‍ (porul) and വസ്തുത (vasthutha) lean towards meaning and fact, അടിയന്തിരം (adiyanthiram) is an urgent matter, അടുക്കളക്കാര്യം (adukkalakkaryam) a household one, അന്നത്തേടം (annatheadam) the day's business, and അത് സാരമില്ല (athu saramilla) is the phrase it does not matter.

Common questions

How do you say matter in Malayalam?

For substance, say ദ്രവ്യം (dravyam).

How do you say it does not matter?

അത് സാരമില്ല (athu saramilla).