Reward in Malayalam
Reward in Malayalam is ഫലം (falam), whose first meaning is fruit. The reward of good work is its fruit, and the phrase carries a moral tint that the English word has largely lost.
Most common translation
Fruit, crop, experience, reward, achievement, result, usefulness.
മരുന്ന് നല്ല ഫലം ചെയ്തു.
marunnu nalla phalam cheythu.
The medicine had a good effect.
All Malayalam words for “reward”
- ഫലം (falam) — Fruit, crop, experience, reward, achievement, result, usefulness.
- കര്മ്മി (karmmi) — One who performs an action (anticipating some reward).
There is no entry here for a cash reward or prize money; falam is the fruit that an action bears, and karmmi is the person who acts in the hope of one.
Common questions
How do you say reward in Malayalam?
Say ഫലം (falam), the word that also means fruit.
Is falam used for a reward of money?
Not naturally. A cash reward is named with words for prize or money instead.