Reality in Malayalam

Reality is യഥാര്‍ത്ഥം (yathaartham), the word for what is actually the case. News writing and philosophy both use it freely. The th sounds are soft, close to the th in the English word thin.

Most common translation

യഥാര്‍ത്ഥം (yathaartham)

Reality, truth.

യഥാര്‍ത്ഥം പറയാന്‍ ധൈര്യം വേണം

yathaartham parayaan dhairyam venam

Courage is needed to speak the truth.

All Malayalam words for “reality”

യഥാര്‍ത്ഥം (yathaartham), വാസ്തവം (vaasthavam) and വസ്തുത (vasthutha) all mean reality or fact in ordinary use, while പരമാര്‍ത്ഥം (paramaartham) and പരമാര്‍ത്ഥത (paramaarthatha) add a note of ultimate truth. പ്രകൃതി (prakrithi) is nature and സാരം (saaram) essence or gist.

Common questions

How do you say reality in Malayalam?

യഥാര്‍ത്ഥം (yathaartham), with വാസ്തവം (vaasthavam) equally common.

Which word means ultimate reality?

പരമാര്‍ത്ഥം (paramaartham), which carries the sense of the highest or noblest truth.