Receiving in Malayalam

The act of receiving is സ്വീകരണം (sweekaranam), the noun off the verb for receiving and accepting, used of receiving an award, a guest or a proposal. Four beats with the sw cluster at the front. The same noun names a reception or a wedding party.

Most common translation

സ്വീകരണം (sweekaranam)

Act of receiving, marriage, reception, welcome.

ചേച്ചിയുടെ കല്യാണ സ്വീകരണം ഞായറാഴ്ചയാണ്.

chechiyude kalyaana sweekaranam njaayaraazhchayaanu.

My elder sister's wedding reception is on Sunday.

All Malayalam words for “receiving”

ആദാനം (aadaanam) is the Sanskrit noun for taking and receiving, confined to formal prose, എടുപ്പ് (edupp) is taking in the sense of income or lift, and കിട്ടുന്നു (kittunnu) is a verb form rather than a gerund.

Common questions

How do you say receiving in Malayalam?

സ്വീകരണം (sweekaranam), the act of receiving or accepting.

Does it also mean a reception?

Yes, the same word is used for a formal reception and for a wedding reception.