Rethinking in Malayalam

Rethinking is പുനര്‍വിചാരം (punarvicharam), the prefix for again joined to the noun for thought. It names the act of going back over a decision, and it turns up in editorials calling for a policy to be reconsidered.

Most common translation

പുനര്‍വിചാരം (punarvicharam)

Rethinking, reconsideration.

ഈ തീരുമാനത്തിൽ പുനര്‍വിചാരം വേണം.

ee theerumaanatthil punarvicharam venam.

This decision needs reconsideration.

Dictionary entry

The word belongs to written and official Malayalam; in conversation the idea is carried by a verb phrase about thinking again rather than by this noun.

Common questions

How do you say rethinking in Malayalam?

Say പുനര്‍വിചാരം (punarvicharam).

Does punarvicharam also mean reconsideration?

Yes. The entry glosses it both ways, and the two senses are the same word in Malayalam.