Province in Malayalam
സംസ്ഥാനം (samsthaanam) is the word that covers a province, and in India today it is simply the word for a state, as in Kerala being one. It also carries older senses of a place of residence or habitation.
Most common translation
State, province, country, place of residence, habitation.
കേരളം ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനമാണ്.
keralam indiayile oru samsthaanamaanu.
Kerala is a state in India.
Dictionary entry
- സംസ്ഥാനം (samsthaanam) — State, province, country, place of residence, habitation.
Because the Indian unit is a state, samsthaanam reads as state first; using it for a province elsewhere works, but a reader will picture a state of the union.
Common questions
How do you say province in Malayalam?
സംസ്ഥാനം (samsthaanam), the same word used for a state.
How would you say a province of another country?
Still സംസ്ഥാനം (samsthaanam), with the country named, since Malayalam does not keep a separate word for province.