Sectarian in Malayalam
വര്ഗ്ഗീയ (varggeeya) is the adjective for sectarian and communal, built on the word for class or community. Kerala newspapers use it constantly for communal politics and sectarian violence, and it carries a clear note of disapproval.
Most common translation
Pert. to class, caste, community, etc., sectarian, communal.
വര്ഗ്ഗീയ ഭേദം ഇല്ലാതെ എല്ലാവരും ഒന്നിച്ച് കളിച്ചു.
varggeeya bhedam illaathe ellaavarum onnichu kalichu.
Everyone played together without any distinction of community.
All Malayalam words for “sectarian”
- വര്ഗ്ഗീയ (varggeeya) — Pert. to class, caste, community, etc., sectarian, communal.
- നാമം (naamam) — Name, sectarian mark of Vaishnavas (gram.)noun.
naamam is a sectarian mark in the literal sense, the painted forehead mark of Vaishnavas, while its main meaning is simply name or noun.
Common questions
How do you say sectarian in Malayalam?
വര്ഗ്ഗീയ (varggeeya).
Does varggeeya also mean communal?
Yes. That is its everyday use in political writing.