Scientific in Malayalam

Scientific is ശാസ്ത്രീയം (shaasthreeyam), the adjective from the word for science, meaning based on proper study and method. It is the word in textbooks, policy papers and advertising that wants to sound rigorous.

Most common translation

ശാസ്ത്രീയം (shaasthreeyam)

Scientific. Relating to science; based on proper study, evidence and method.

ഇതിന് ശാസ്ത്രീയ അടിസ്ഥാനമില്ല.

ithinu shaasthreeya adisthaanamilla.

This has no scientific basis.

Dictionary entry

It is also used loosely to mean systematic or classical, as of music and dance, so not every use of shaasthreeyam is about science.

Common questions

How do you say scientific in Malayalam?

ശാസ്ത്രീയം (shaasthreeyam).

Can it mean classical?

Yes. Applied to music or dance, ശാസ്ത്രീയം (shaasthreeyam) means done according to the rules of the tradition.