Religions in Malayalam
Neither entry is the plural noun religions. മതേതര (mathethara) is the adjective secular, literally treating all religions alike, and it is the word in every Kerala debate about the secular state. Four beats, light and even.
Secular, treating all religions alike.
ഇന്ത്യ ഒരു മതേതര രാജ്യമാണ്.
india oru mathethara raajyamaanu.
India is a secular country.
All Malayalam words for “religions”
- മതേതര (mathethara) — Secular, treating all religions alike.
- അന്യമതദ്വേഷം (anyamathadwesham) — Ill will towards other religions, intolerance of other religions.
Malayalam forms the plural of the word for religion with its usual plural ending, which this list does not carry as a separate entry; അന്യമതദ്വേഷം (anyamathadwesham) is a compound meaning hostility towards other religions.
Common questions
How do you say religions in Malayalam?
By putting the ordinary word for religion into the plural; neither entry here is that plural.
What does മതേതര (mathethara) mean exactly?
Secular, in the Indian sense of treating all faiths equally rather than excluding religion from public life.