Mythology in Malayalam
Mythology is പുരാണം (puranam), which names both the body of old sacred stories and the poetic works that hold them. Kerala readers use it of the classical texts as readily as of legend in general.
Most common translation
Sacred or holy poetical work, legend, old history, mythology.
മുത്തശ്ശി പുരാണത്തിലെ കഥകള് പറഞ്ഞുതരും.
muthashi puranathile kathakal paranjutharum.
Grandmother tells us stories from the puranas.
All Malayalam words for “mythology”
- പുരാണം (puranam) — Sacred or holy poetical work, legend, old history, mythology.
- പാരിജാതം (parijatham) — A divine tree (got from the ocean of milk when it was being churned by the Devas (gods) and Asuras according to Hindu mythology), a tree with fragrant flowers, fragrance.
പുരാണം (puranam) is mythology and sacred legend, while പാരിജാതം (parijatham) is one item within it, the divine tree churned from the ocean of milk.
Common questions
How do you say mythology in Malayalam?
Use പുരാണം (puranam).
Which option is a figure from mythology?
പാരിജാതം (parijatham), the fragrant divine tree of the old stories.