Symbol in Malayalam
പ്രതീകം (pratheekam) is a symbol: a flag, an emblem, an image that stands for something larger. It is the word used for the party symbols on a ballot paper and for symbols in literature.
Most common translation
Symbol, reflection, image, limb, member, face.
വെള്ളരിപ്രാവ് സമാധാനത്തിന്റെ പ്രതീകം ആണ്.
vellaripraavu samaadhaanathinte pratheekam aanu.
The white dove is a symbol of peace.
All Malayalam words for “symbol”
- പ്രതീകം (pratheekam) — Symbol, reflection, image, limb, member, face.
- അടയാളം (adayalam) — Mark, symbol, signal.
- ലക്കം (lakkam) — Number, symbol.
- പ്രജ്ഞാനം (prajnaanam) — Knowledge, wisdom, symbol, the Supreme Being.
- പ്രതിമ (prathima) — Image, idol, resemblance, symbol, measure.
- രൂപം (roopam) — Form, shape, figure, type, kind, beautiful figure or body, appearance, aspect, sign, symbol.
- രൂപകം (roopakam) — Drama, dance, a figure of speech (metaphor), characteristic, form, feature, shape, figure, symbol.
- അംശവടി (amshavadi) — A rod/staff carried by a religious leader during ceremonies as a symbol of power.
- ലിംഗം (limgam) — Mark, Sivalinga (phallus), penis, symbol of male, cause, deity, (gr.) gender.
- സിംഹാസനം (simhasanam) — Throne, symbol of a king.
അടയാളം (adayalam) is a mark or sign by which a thing is recognised, and ലക്കം (lakkam) is a numeral or figure, so neither replaces it.
Common questions
How do you say symbol in Malayalam?
പ്രതീകം (pratheekam).
Which word means an identifying mark?
അടയാളം (adayalam), the sign by which something is recognised.