Semblance in Malayalam
പ്രതിഭാസം (prathibhasam) is semblance, the appearance a thing presents, and the entry stretches to phenomenon and event. It is a Sanskrit loan at home in philosophical and literary writing rather than in speech.
Most common translation
Semblance, phenomenon, view, happening, event.
മഴവില്ല് ഒരു പ്രകൃതി പ്രതിഭാസം ആണ്.
mazhavillu oru prakrithi prathibhasam aanu.
A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.
Dictionary entry
- പ്രതിഭാസം (prathibhasam) — Semblance, phenomenon, view, happening, event.
Used of appearances, prathibhasam points at what shows itself rather than at what is real, which matches the English idea of a mere semblance.
Common questions
How do you say semblance in Malayalam?
പ്രതിഭാസം (prathibhasam).
Is prathibhasam a common word?
No. It belongs to formal and philosophical Malayalam.