Military in Malayalam
Malayalam usually talks about the military through the people in it, so the word to know is പട്ടാളക്കാർ (pattaalakkaar), soldiers or troops. It is built on the word for army with the ending -kaar, which marks the people of a trade or place.
Soldiers; men and women serving in an army, troops, members of the military.
പട്ടാളക്കാർ അതിർത്തിയിൽ കാവൽ നിൽക്കുന്നു.
pattaalakkaar athirthiyil kaaval nilkkunnu.
The soldiers stand guard at the border.
All Malayalam words for “military”
- പട്ടാളക്കാർ (pattaalakkaar) — Soldiers; men and women serving in an army, troops, members of the military.
- കമാൻഡർ (kamaandar) — Commander, the officer in charge of a military force or unit.
- നിര (nira) — A row, military array, multitude, wooden wall, series.
- പടയോട്ടം (padayottam) — Military assault, war, flight of the army, retreat.
- യുദ്ധപരിശീലനം (yuddhaparisheelanam) — Military training.
- യുദ്ധയാത്ര (yuddhayaathra) — Military march or expedition.
- യുദ്ധസന്നാഹം (yuddhasannaahaam) — Military (war) preparation.
- വ്യൂഹം (vyooham) — Military array, division of an army, society, structure, system.
pattaalakkaar is the everyday term and കമാൻഡർ (kamaandar) is the commander, while വ്യൂഹം (vyooham), പടയോട്ടം (padayottam) and യുദ്ധയാത്ര (yuddhayaathra) are formal or literary words for military formations and campaigns.
Common questions
How do you say military in Malayalam?
Speakers normally say പട്ടാളക്കാർ (pattaalakkaar), the soldiers or the military.
Is there a word for military training?
Yes, യുദ്ധപരിശീലനം (yuddhaparisheelanam) is the formal term.