Reform in Malayalam
Reform as a verb is നവീകരിക്കുക (naveekarikkuka) in Malayalam, used of renewing or overhauling a system, a law or a practice. It belongs to newspaper and committee language more than to kitchen conversation. For reforming a person or refining a custom, സംസ്കരിക്കുക (samskarikkuka) fits better.
Most common translation
Renew, renovate, reform, revise.
ഈ പഴയ വീട് നവീകരിക്കുക.
ee pazhaya veedu naveekarikkuka.
Renovate this old house.
All Malayalam words for “reform”
- നവീകരിക്കുക (naveekarikkuka) — Renew, renovate, reform, revise.
- സംസ്കരിക്കുക (samskarikkuka) — Purify, refine, process, reform, civilize, cremate or bury (dead body).
- യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക (yaathaasthithika) — Conservative, holding to old customs and resisting change; in politics, one against reform.
naveekarikkuka points at renewal and revision of structures; samskarikkuka covers purifying, refining and civilizing; yaathaasthithika is the opposite camp, the conservative who resists reform.
Common questions
How do you say reform in Malayalam?
The verb is നവീകരിക്കുക (naveekarikkuka).
What is the word for someone against reform?
യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക (yaathaasthithika) describes a conservative who holds to old custom and resists change.