Sovereignty in Malayalam
Sovereignty is പരമാധികാരം (paramaadhikaaram), literally supreme authority, the term in constitutions, editorials and civics classes. Six syllables, all of them clear, with the long aa carrying the word. It is the one to use for national sovereignty.
Supreme power, paramountcy, sovereignty.
ഈ തീരുമാനത്തിൽ കമ്മിറ്റിക്കാണ് പരമാധികാരം.
ee theerumaanathil committeekkaanu paramaadhikaaram.
The committee has the supreme authority in this decision.
All Malayalam words for “sovereignty”
- പരമാധികാരം (paramaadhikaaram) — Supreme power, paramountcy, sovereignty.
- മേല്ക്കോയ്മ (melkkoyma) — Sovereignty, suzerainty.
മേല്ക്കോയ്മ (melkkoyma) is overlordship or suzerainty, the upper hand one ruler holds over another, which is a narrower and more feudal idea than sovereignty in the modern sense.
Common questions
How do you say sovereignty in Malayalam?
പരമാധികാരം (paramaadhikaaram), meaning supreme authority.
When would melkkoyma be the better word?
When the sense is one power holding sway over another, as a paramount ruler over a vassal state; മേല്ക്കോയ്മ (melkkoyma) carries that older, feudal flavour.