Novel in Malayalam
A novel, the long work of fiction, is നോവല് (noval) in Malayalam, an English loan long settled in the language. Quite separate is പുത്തന് (puthan), the adjective new or novel. Malayalam literature uses the first form for the genre itself.
Most common translation
Novel, story, fiction.
ഞാൻ ഒരു പുതിയ നോവൽ വായിക്കുന്നു.
njaan oru puthiya noval vaayikkunnu.
I am reading a new novel.
All Malayalam words for “novel”
- നോവല് (noval) — Novel, story, fiction.
- പുത്തന് (puthan) — New, fresh, novel.
നോവല് is the book, while പുത്തന് is an adjective meaning new, fresh or novel in the sense of unfamiliar.
Common questions
How do you say novel in Malayalam?
For the work of fiction say നോവല് (noval).
And for novel meaning new?
Use പുത്തന് (puthan).