Prophecy in Malayalam
പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) is a prophecy or prediction, and in church Malayalam it also names a word of the scripture. The same noun covers a forecast offered by anyone with a confident view of what is coming.
Prophecy, a word of the scripture, declaration, prediction, commentary, eloquence, book of theories or doctrines, foresight.
കാലാവസ്ഥാ പ്രവചനം ഇന്ന് മഴയാണെന്ന് പറയുന്നു.
kaalaavasthaa pravachanam innu mazhayaanennu parayunnu.
The weather forecast says it will rain today.
All Malayalam words for “prophecy”
- പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) — Prophecy, a word of the scripture, declaration, prediction, commentary, eloquence, book of theories or doctrines, foresight.
- പ്രവാചകം (pravaachakam) — Matter prophesied, prophecy, prediction.
- പ്രദര്ശനം (pradharshanam) — Exhibition, display, storing and publicly exhibiting various things, prophecy, example.
പ്രവാചകം (pravaachakam) is the matter prophesied rather than the act of prophesying, and പ്രദര്ശനം (pradharshanam) is really an exhibition or display, with prophecy a stray meaning.
Common questions
How do you say prophecy in Malayalam?
പ്രവചനം (pravachanam).
Is it used outside religion?
Yes. Any confident prediction can be called പ്രവചനം (pravachanam), often with a touch of irony.