Pollution in Malayalam
മലിനീകരണം (malineekaranam) is pollution, the formal noun used in law and journalism, and environmental pollution is പരിസരമലിനീകരണം (parisaramalineekaranam). Both are long words and both are standard in Kerala public debate.
Most common translation
Pollution, defilement, becoming dirty or impure.
നഗരത്തിൽ വായു മലിനീകരണം കൂടി.
nagarathil vaayu malineekaranam koodi.
Air pollution has increased in the city.
All Malayalam words for “pollution”
- മലിനീകരണം (malineekaranam) — Pollution, defilement, becoming dirty or impure.
- അയിത്തം (ayitham) — Untouchability, pollution.
- മാലിന്യം (maalinyam) — Filth, dirt, stain, pollution, sin, waste.
- പരിസരമലിനീകരണം (parisaramalineekaranam) — Environmental pollution.
maalinyam is filth or waste, the dirt itself, so it names the material rather than the act of polluting.
Common questions
How do you say pollution in Malayalam?
മലിനീകരണം (malineekaranam), and പരിസരമലിനീകരണം (parisaramalineekaranam) for environmental pollution.
What is the difference from maalinyam?
maalinyam is filth or waste as a substance; malineekaranam is the act or state of being polluted.