Structure in Malayalam

ഘടന (ghadana) is structure in the sense of how the parts of a thing are put together. Say gha-da-na, aspirating the first consonant. It is used of a sentence, an organisation and a molecule.

Most common translation

ഘടന (ghadana)

Structure, the way the parts of something are put together; the make-up or framework of a thing.

വാക്യത്തിന്റെ ഘടന ലളിതമാണ്.

vaakyatthinte ghadana lalithamaanu.

The structure of the sentence is simple.

All Malayalam words for “structure”

അന്തര്‍ഘടന (antharghadana) is inner structure and സമഗ്രഘടന (samagraghadana) the total structure, while പാലം (paalam) is a bridge, a built structure, which is the other English sense.

Common questions

How do you say structure in Malayalam?

Structure is ഘടന (ghadana).

Does ghadana mean a building?

No. It is the arrangement or framework, not the thing built; a physical structure such as a bridge or a block has its own word.