Sub-consciousness in Malayalam

ഉപബോധം (upabodham) is sub-consciousness, the prefix for sub attached to the word for consciousness. Say u-pa-bo-dham. Psychology writing in Malayalam treats it as the standard term.

Most common translation

ഉപബോധം (upabodham)

Sub-consciousness.

സ്വപ്നങ്ങൾ നമ്മുടെ ഉപബോധം കാണിക്കുന്നു.

swapnangal nammude upabodham kaanikkunnu.

Dreams show our sub-consciousness.

Dictionary entry

For the subconscious mind as a thing, Malayalam adds the word for mind to this stem, which is how the related entry for subconscious is built.

Common questions

How do you say sub-consciousness in Malayalam?

Sub-consciousness is ഉപബോധം (upabodham).

Is upabodham a translation or a coinage?

A coinage, made from Sanskrit parts to carry the European idea, and it has settled firmly into Malayalam psychology and literary criticism.