Splitting in Malayalam
Splitting is വിപാടനം (vipaadanam), a Sanskritic noun for the act of splitting or tearing. It appears in technical and legal prose, as in the splitting of a share or a holding. Five syllables, evenly weighted, with the long aa in the middle.
Most common translation
Splitting, tearing.
വിറകിന്റെ വിപാടനം അച്ഛൻ തുടങ്ങി.
virakinte vipaadanam achchan thudangi.
Father began the splitting of the firewood.
Dictionary entry
- വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) — Splitting, tearing.
This is the only entry, and it names the action; for a crack or the result of splitting, Malayalam uses a different noun altogether.
Common questions
How do you say splitting in Malayalam?
വിപാടനം (vipaadanam), the act of splitting or tearing.
Is it an everyday word?
No. വിപാടനം (vipaadanam) is formal, the kind of word found in documents rather than in conversation.