Metre in Malayalam
In poetry, metre is വൃത്തം (vritham), the pattern that governs a line of verse. The same word means a circle, a custom and a way of life in other contexts. The unit of length is not among these options, as Malayalam uses the English name for it.
Most common translation
Circle, news, history, gait, profession, occupation, custom, duty, rule, mode of poetic composition, (poet.) metre.
കുട്ടികൾ മണലിൽ ഒരു വൃത്തം വരച്ചു.
kuttikal manalil oru vritham varachu.
The children drew a circle in the sand.
All Malayalam words for “metre”
- വൃത്തം (vritham) — Circle, news, history, gait, profession, occupation, custom, duty, rule, mode of poetic composition, (poet.) metre.
- മഞ്ജരി (manjari) — Bunch of flowers, a tender bunch, climbing vine, holy basil, name of a Dravidian metre, bouquet.
- ലഘു (laghu) — Light, trivial, trifling, easy, simple, insignificant; one short vowel in metre.
vritham is poetic metre and much besides, while laghu names a single short vowel within a metre.
Common questions
How is metre said in Malayalam?
For the metre of a verse, say വൃത്തം (vritham).
What is a short syllable in a metre called?
ലഘു (laghu), the light or short vowel.