Suicide in Malayalam
ആത്മഹത്യ (aathmahathya) is the plain word for suicide, literally the killing of one's own self, and it is what newspapers and official reports use. The verb phrase for taking one's own life is മരിച്ചുകളയുക (marichukalayuka).
Most common translation
Suicide.
ആത്മഹത്യ ഒരിക്കലും ഒരു പരിഹാരമല്ല എന്ന് ഓർക്കണം.
aathmahathya orikkalum oru parihaaramalla ennu orkkanam.
Remember that suicide is never a solution.
All Malayalam words for “suicide”
- ആത്മഹത്യ (aathmahathya) — Suicide.
- ആത്മത്യാഗം (aathmathyaagam) — Self-sacrifice, suicide.
- ചാവേര്പ്പട (chaaverppada) — Suicide squad.
- മരിച്ചുകളയുക (marichukalayuka) — Commit suicide.
ആത്മത്യാഗം (aathmathyaagam) looks similar but means self sacrifice, giving up one's life for a cause, which carries approval rather than tragedy.
Common questions
How do you say suicide in Malayalam?
ആത്മഹത്യ (aathmahathya).
What is the difference from the word for self sacrifice?
ആത്മത്യാഗം (aathmathyaagam) praises a death given for others, while ആത്മഹത്യ (aathmahathya) is the neutral term for suicide.