Statement in Malayalam
A statement given out for the record is പ്രസ്താവന (prasthaavana), a word that also does duty for a preface or an opening address. Five syllables, pra-sthaa-va-na, with a long second one. Political reporting in Malayalam is full of it.
Statement, beginning, preface, foreword, a prologue (drama), an introductory speech.
പുസ്തകത്തിന്റെ പ്രസ്താവന ഞാൻ ആദ്യം വായിച്ചു.
pusthakathinte prasthaavana njaan aadyam vaayichu.
I read the preface of the book first.
All Malayalam words for “statement”
- പ്രസ്താവന (prasthaavana) — Statement, beginning, preface, foreword, a prologue (drama), an introductory speech.
- ഇല്ല (illa) — Dont; a spelling of do not; illa makes a statement negative, while aruthu and venda tell someone not to do something.
- കാരിക (karika) — Versified statement of any doctrine, actress, an actor's wife.
- തീർച്ചയായും (theerchayaayum) — Absolutely, certainly, definitely, without doubt; indeed; certainly, truly, said to confirm or to add weight to a statement.
- പുളു (pulu) — White lie, falsehood, untruthful statement, exaggerated talk.
- ബജറ്റ് (bajattu) — Budget, a plan of money coming in and going out; also the yearly financial statement of a government.
- ബിൽ (bil) — Bill, an invoice, a written statement of money to be paid.
- മൊഴി (mozhi) — Word, language, saying, evidence or statement given in a court of law.
- സത്യം (sathyam) — Truth, what is real and correct, an honest statement.
The other entries sit around the edges of statement: ബിൽ (bil) is a bill, ബജറ്റ് (bajattu) a budget, സത്യം (sathyam) the truth and പുളു (pulu) an untrue statement.
Common questions
How do you say statement in Malayalam?
A statement is പ്രസ്താവന (prasthaavana).
Can prasthaavana mean a preface?
It can. The same word covers the introduction to a book or a play, which is why a book's opening pages and a minister's press statement share a label.