Status in Malayalam
Status in the sense of rank or standing is പദവി (padavi). Three quick syllables, pa-da-vi, with a retroflex d in the middle. It is the word used of an official post and of a person's place in society.
Most common translation
Rank, status, station, way, right (claim), foot print.
അവന് ജോലിയില് ഉയര്ന്ന പദവി ലഭിച്ചു.
avanu joliyil uyarnna padavi labhichu.
He got a high position at work.
All Malayalam words for “status”
- പദവി (padavi) — Rank, status, station, way, right (claim), foot print.
- അന്തസ്സ് (anthassu) — Dignity, status.
- പദം (padam) — A foot, step, foot-impression, leg, word, site, mark, ray, status, position, vigour, object, floor, a line of a stanza, a song.
- സ്ഥാനം (sthaanam) — Place, position, status, dwelling, abode, seat, rank, title.
അന്തസ്സ് (anthassu) is closer to dignity or prestige, സ്ഥാനം (sthaanam) to position or seat, and പദം (padam) is a broad word whose status sense is marginal.
Common questions
How do you say status in Malayalam?
Status is പദവി (padavi).
Which word fits social status?
പദവി (padavi) for the rank itself, and അന്തസ്സ് (anthassu) when you mean the prestige that goes with it.