Prize in Malayalam

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam) is the prize handed out at a school function or a competition, the same word that serves for a present. Announcers use it for first prize and consolation prize alike.

Most common translation

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam)

Present, prize, respect, honour, adoration.

മത്സരത്തിൽ അവൾക്ക് സമ്മാനം കിട്ടി.

mathsarathil avalkku sammaanam kitti.

She got a prize in the competition.

All Malayalam words for “prize”

പുരസ്കാരം (puraskaaram) is an award for achievement, weightier and more formal; പണക്കിഴി (panakkizhi) is prize money tied in a purse, and ജയിക്കുക (jayikkuka) is the verb to win.

Common questions

How do you say prize in Malayalam?

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam).

How is it different from an award?

പുരസ്കാരം (puraskaaram) is conferred for merit or a body of work, while സമ്മാനം (sammaanam) is what a winner is handed.