Race in Malayalam
A race in the sense of running is ഓട്ടം (ottam), the noun for running and for a sprint at a school sports day. The tt is held, so the word lands with a firm middle. It also means flight or a getaway, as when someone takes off.
Most common translation
Running, race, flight, fast progress.
അവന് ഓട്ടത്തില് ഒന്നാമനായി.
avan ottathil onnaamanaayi.
He came first in the race.
All Malayalam words for “race”
- ഓട്ടം (ottam) — Running, race, flight, fast progress.
- അന്വയം (anwayam) — Race, lineage.
- മണ്ടല് (mandal) — Running, race, flight.
- ജാതി (jaathi) — Caste, kind, tribe, race, rank, position, nut-meg tree, jasmine, hearth, fire-place.
- വംശം (vamsham) — Clan, family, race, caste, community, multitude, bamboo, reed, flute, a kind of musical drum.
- അന്യം (anyam) — Another, race or tribe.
- മനുഷ്യജാതി (manushyajathi) — Mankind, humanity, human race.
- മ്ലേച്ഛജാതി (mlechajaathi) — Low caste, barbarian race.
Race as ancestry is a different word: വംശം (vamsham) is clan or lineage, ജാതി (jaathi) is caste or kind, അന്വയം (anwayam) is literary lineage, and മനുഷ്യജാതി (manushyajathi) is the human race.
Common questions
How do you say race in Malayalam?
For a running race, ഓട്ടം (ottam); for race as a people or lineage, വംശം (vamsham).
Which word fits the human race?
മനുഷ്യജാതി (manushyajathi), mankind or humanity as a whole.