Remembrance in Malayalam

Remembrance and memory share one word in Malayalam, ഓര്‍മ്മ (ormma), whose doubled m is held a little. It is an everyday noun, used both for what one recalls and for keeping a person in mind. Memorial notices rely on it.

Most common translation

ഓര്‍മ്മ (ormma)

Memory, recollection, remembrance.

മുത്തശ്ശന്റെ ഓര്‍മ്മ ഇപ്പോഴും നല്ലതാണ്.

muthashante ormma ippozhum nallathaanu.

Grandfather's memory is still good.

All Malayalam words for “remembrance”

ഓര്‍മ്മ (ormma) is memory in general, whereas ഉപകാരസ്മരണ (upakaarasmarana) is specifically the grateful remembrance of a favour.

Common questions

How do you say remembrance in Malayalam?

ഓര്‍മ്മ (ormma), the same word that means memory.

How do I express grateful remembrance?

ഉപകാരസ്മരണ (upakaarasmarana) names the remembering of a kindness received.