Relations in Malayalam
ബന്ധങ്ങൾ (bandhangal) is the plural of the word for a bond or connection, and it covers relations in every direction: between people, between families, between countries. Headlines about diplomatic relations use exactly this word. Four beats, ending in the plural syllable.
Relationships; the connections between people, family ties, friendships and romantic bonds; relations. Connections and dealings between people, families or countries; also relatives.
കുടുംബ ബന്ധങ്ങൾ കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കണം.
kudumba bandhangal kaathusookshikkanam.
Family relationships must be looked after.
All Malayalam words for “relations”
- ബന്ധങ്ങൾ (bandhangal) — Relationships; the connections between people, family ties, friendships and romantic bonds; relations. Connections and dealings between people, families or countries; also relatives.
- ദാമ്പത്യബന്ധം (daambathyabandham) — Bond of marriage, sexual relations.
- സംസാരം (samsaaram) — Conversation, talk, worldly relations, world, worldly life, worldly subject, wife and children (old Malayalam).
ദാമ്പത്യബന്ധം (daambathyabandham) is the marriage bond and reaches into sexual relations, while സംസാരം (samsaaram) is conversation and worldly life; neither is the general noun English wants.
Common questions
How do you say relations in Malayalam?
ബന്ധങ്ങൾ (bandhangal), the plural used for ties and connections of any kind.
Does it also mean relatives?
It can, loosely, but Malayalam prefers the dedicated kinship nouns when people rather than ties are meant.