Reading in Malayalam
Reading as an act is വായിക്കല് (vaayikkal), the verbal noun off the verb to read, and it is what you use for the reading of a text or a bill. The final l is the chillu form. It is plainer than its Sanskrit rivals and fits everyday prose.
Reading, perusing, perusal.
ദിവസവും വായിക്കല് നല്ല ശീലമാണ്.
divasavum vaayikkal nalla sheelamaanu.
Reading every day is a good habit.
All Malayalam words for “reading”
- വായിക്കല് (vaayikkal) — Reading, perusing, perusal.
- അദ്ധ്യയനം (addhyayanam) — Reading, study, learning.
- പാരായണം (paaraayanam) — Reading, study, lesson, perusal of the Vedas.
- പഠനം (padanam) — Studying, reading, reading and understanding.
- പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ (pusthakangal) — Books, printed volumes for reading or study.
- ലൈബ്രറി (laibrari) — Library, a place where books are kept for reading and borrowing; also called granthashaala in formal Malayalam.
- വായനശാല (vaayanashaala) — Reading room.
അദ്ധ്യയനം (addhyayanam) and പാരായണം (paaraayanam) are formal and lean to study and to reciting scripture, while പഠനം (padanam) is study in the sense of learning; വായനശാല (vaayanashaala) is a reading room and ലൈബ്രറി (laibrari) a library.
Common questions
How do you say reading in Malayalam?
വായിക്കല് (vaayikkal) for the act of reading; for reading as a pursuit or study, അദ്ധ്യയനം (addhyayanam) is used.
What do you call a reading room?
വായനശാല (vaayanashaala), the village reading room that is an institution across Kerala.