Unanimous in Malayalam

Unanimous is ഏകകണ്ഠമായ (ekakandamaaya), from the Sanskritic phrase for one throat, that is, speaking with one voice. Say e-ka-kan-da-maa-ya. Malayalam uses it for a unanimous decision in a committee or an assembly.

Most common translation

ഏകകണ്ഠമായ (ekakandamaaya)

Unanimous.

ഏകകണ്ഠമായ തീരുമാനം യോഗത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായി.

ekakandamaaya theerumaanam yogathil undaayi.

A unanimous decision was taken at the meeting.

Dictionary entry

The single-throat image is why it fits votes and resolutions; it says that everyone said the same thing, not merely that they agreed in feeling.

Common questions

How do you say unanimous in Malayalam?

Unanimous is ഏകകണ്ഠമായ (ekakandamaaya).

What does the word literally mean?

One throat. ഏകകണ്ഠമായ (ekakandamaaya) pictures a group speaking with a single voice.