Memory in Malayalam
Memory, the ability to recall, is ഓര്മ്മ (ormma). The formal സ്മൃതി (smrithi) also means recollection and carries further senses in Sanskrit-based writing. In memory of someone is ഓര്മ്മയ്ക്കുവേണ്ടി (ormmaykkuvendi).
Most common translation
Memory, recollection, remembrance.
മുത്തശ്ശന്റെ ഓര്മ്മ ഇപ്പോഴും നല്ലതാണ്.
muthashante ormma ippozhum nallathaanu.
Grandfather's memory is still good.
All Malayalam words for “memory”
- ഓര്മ്മ (ormma) — Memory, recollection, remembrance.
- സ്മൃതി (smrithi) — Recollection, memory, meditation, code of ethical laws, tradition.
- ഓര്മ്മക്കുറിപ്പ് (ormmakkuripp) — Reminiscences, memoirs, jottings from memory.
- ഓര്മ്മയ്ക്കുവേണ്ടി (ormmaykkuvendi) — In memory of, in memoriam.
- പാവനസ്മരണ (paavanasmarana) — Sacred memory.
ormma is everyday memory, smrithi is formal and also names a body of traditional law, and ormmakkuripp is a memoir or jottings from memory.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for memory?
ഓര്മ്മ (ormma) is the word for memory.
What goes on a plaque for in memory of?
ഓര്മ്മയ്ക്കുവേണ്ടി (ormmaykkuvendi), the set phrase for in memoriam.