Non-violence in Malayalam
Malayalam says അഹിംസ (ahimsa) for non-violence, and the word is shared with Sanskrit and several other Indian languages. It is the term used for the principle of doing no harm, familiar from Gandhian writing. Only this one equivalent is listed here.
Most common translation
Non-violence, harmlessness.
അഹിംസ ആണ് വലിയ ശക്തി എന്ന് അവൻ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു.
ahimsa aanu valiya shakthi ennu avan vishwasikkunnu.
He believes that non-violence is the greater strength.
Dictionary entry
- അഹിംസ (ahimsa) — Non-violence, harmlessness.
There is a single option in this entry, so no choice has to be made; അഹിംസ covers both non-violence and harmlessness.
Common questions
How do you say non-violence in Malayalam?
Say അഹിംസ (ahimsa).
Does the same word mean harmlessness?
Yes, അഹിംസ is glossed as both non-violence and harmlessness.