Prompting in Malayalam
പ്രേരണ (prerana) is the noun for prompting, the push or inspiration behind an action, and it is also the ordinary word for inspiration. People say they did something at someone's prompting with this word.
Most common translation
Inspiration, encouragement, prompting, instigation.
കൂട്ടുകാരുടെ പ്രേരണ കൊണ്ട് അവൻ പഠിച്ചു.
koottukaarude prerana kondu avan padichu.
He studied because of his friends' encouragement.
All Malayalam words for “prompting”
- പ്രേരണ (prerana) — Inspiration, encouragement, prompting, instigation.
- ഉത്സാഹനം (ulsaahanam) — Prompting. giving encouragement.
ഉത്സാഹനം (ulsaahanam) is prompting as encouragement, giving someone heart to go on, and is the more formal of the two. The darker sense of instigation also sits inside prerana, so context matters.
Common questions
How do you say prompting in Malayalam?
പ്രേരണ (prerana).
Does it also mean inspiration?
Yes, and that is its commonest use; the same word covers the prompting that sets someone off.