Prohibition in Malayalam
നിഷേധം (nishedham) is a prohibition, a refusal or a ban, the noun used when something is formally forbidden. It also covers denial and defiance, which gives it a sharper edge than the English word.
Most common translation
Denial, refusal, negation, prohibition, defiance.
അവന്റെ നിഷേധം ഞങ്ങളെ വിഷമിപ്പിച്ചു.
avante nishedham njangale vishamippichu
His refusal upset us.
All Malayalam words for “prohibition”
- നിഷേധം (nishedham) — Denial, refusal, negation, prohibition, defiance.
- യോഗം (yogam) — Meeting, assembly, copulation, path to salvation, meditation, fate, luck, means, method, effort, prohibition.
- വിരോധം (virodham) — Enmity, ill will, animosity, harm, hostile attitude, objection, prohibition, war, danger.
Prohibition in the sense of a liquor ban has its own term in Malayalam, not in this list. യോഗം (yogam) and വിരോധം (virodham) carry prohibition only as one meaning among many and should not be used for it.
Common questions
How do you say prohibition in Malayalam?
നിഷേധം (nishedham) for a ban or refusal.
Is it the word for liquor prohibition?
No. Policy on liquor uses a separate term for a ban, which this list does not include.