Satellite in Malayalam
A satellite is ഉപഗ്രഹം (upagraham), literally a subordinate planet, and it serves for a moon as well as for the machines we put in orbit. It is the word in school textbooks and in news about launches.
Most common translation
Satellite, a minor planet, seizing and arresting, confinement, defeat.
ചന്ദ്രൻ ഭൂമിയുടെ ഒരേയൊരു ഉപഗ്രഹം ആണ്.
chandran bhoomiyude oreyoru upagraham aanu
The moon is the earth's only satellite.
Dictionary entry
- ഉപഗ്രഹം (upagraham) — Satellite, a minor planet, seizing and arresting, confinement, defeat.
The same entry carries older senses of seizing and confinement that never appear in modern use.
Common questions
How do you say satellite in Malayalam?
ഉപഗ്രഹം (upagraham).
Is the moon called by the same word?
Yes. A natural satellite is ഉപഗ്രഹം (upagraham) too, and context says whether it is a moon or a spacecraft.