Reflection in Malayalam
പ്രതിബിംബം (prathibimbam) is the reflection you see: your face in the water, a building in a glass front, an image thrown back by a mirror. It is built from the words for counter and image, and the shape of it is easy to remember for that reason. Four beats, with the nasal before the last syllable.
Reflection, shadow.
വെള്ളത്തിൽ മരത്തിന്റെ പ്രതിബിംബം കണ്ടു.
vellatthil maratthinte prathibimbam kandu
The reflection of the tree was seen in the water.
All Malayalam words for “reflection”
- പ്രതിബിംബം (prathibimbam) — Reflection, shadow.
- നിഴലാട്ടം (nizhalattam) — Reflection.
- പ്രതിച്ഛായ (prathichaaya) — Reflection, image, picture, photo, similarity, resemblance.
- പ്രതിഫലനം (prathiphalanam) — Reflection, image, shadow.
- പ്രതിരൂപം (prathiroopam) — Image, reflection, picture.
- പ്രതീകം (pratheekam) — Symbol, reflection, image, limb, member, face.
പ്രതിഫലനം (prathiphalanam) is reflection as the process, the word physics lessons use for light being thrown back, while പ്രതിച്ഛായ (prathichaaya) also means public image, പ്രതിരൂപം (prathiroopam) is an image or icon and പ്രതീകം (pratheekam) is a symbol; നിഴലാട്ടം (nizhalattam) is a play of shadows.
Common questions
How do you say reflection in Malayalam?
പ്രതിബിംബം (prathibimbam) for the image you see, and പ്രതിഫലനം (prathiphalanam) for reflection as a phenomenon.
Which word covers reflection as quiet thought?
Neither. For that sense Malayalam uses nouns built on the verb for thinking something over.