Suit in Malayalam
The clothing sense is a straight borrowing: സ്യൂട്ട് (syoottu), a matching jacket and trousers, worn to weddings and interviews. Kerala speech keeps the English word and gives it a Malayalam ending.
Most common translation
Suit; a matching coat and trousers worn together; a court case is called a kes or vyavahaaram.
അവൻ കല്യാണത്തിന് സ്യൂട്ട് ഇട്ടു.
avan kalyaanathinu syoottu ittu.
He wore a suit to the wedding.
All Malayalam words for “suit”
- സ്യൂട്ട് (syoottu) — Suit; a matching coat and trousers worn together; a court case is called a kes or vyavahaaram.
- അന്യായം (anyayam) — Injustice, suit in a court.
- ട്രംപ് (tramp) — Trump, the family name of the American politician Donald Trump; in card games also the suit that beats the others.
- പരിഷ്കാരം (parishkaaram) — Civilisation, modernization, decoration, improvement to suit modern fashions, concept.
A lawsuit is another matter; അന്യായം (anyayam) means injustice and reaches suit only through older legal usage, and the verb to suit someone is not covered here.
Common questions
How do you say suit in Malayalam?
For the garment, സ്യൂട്ട് (syoottu).
Does any word here mean a suit in court?
Only loosely. അന്യായം (anyayam) can mean a suit in old legal language, but its everyday sense is injustice.