Urbanity in Malayalam
നാഗരികം (naagarikam) is the noun for civilisation and refinement, and so for urbanity, the polish that city life is supposed to confer. It shares its root with the word for city, with the first vowel lengthened. Writing on culture uses it often.
Most common translation
Urbanity, culture, civilization.
ഞാന് പഴയ നാഗരികം പുസ്തകത്തില് വായിച്ചു
njaan pazhaya naagarikam pusthakatthil vaayichu
I read about the old civilization in a book.
Dictionary entry
- നാഗരികം (naagarikam) — Urbanity, culture, civilization.
Its main modern sense is civilisation itself rather than politeness, so urbanity as courtesy may need a word about manners alongside it.
Common questions
How do you say urbanity in Malayalam?
Urbanity is നാഗരികം (naagarikam).
Does naagarikam mean civilisation?
Yes, that is its commonest sense, and refinement in manners grows out of the same idea of city living.