KOCHI: There is a running joke among Keralites — the Malayalam translation for the word ‘switch’. We giggle while mouthing the word — ‘vidyucchakthi-gamanaagamana-niyanthrana-yanthram’. Though it ...

The State Institute of Languages is making an effort to find appropriate words in Malayalam to substitute commonly used English words. Institute Director V. Karthikeyan Nair said mechanical conversion ...

Writer V.R. Prabhodhachandran Nair has said that contemporary Malayalam should have a comprehensive grammar and usage book for reference. “We should adopt words from the English language the same way ...

Malayalam has a history of assimilating loanwords from various foreign tongues. This is true even of some of common slang words that Malayalees use in day-to-day conversations. Here's a list of some ...

KOCHI: Malayalis often use the word ‘adipoli’. So much so that even non-Malayalis have added it to their lingo. But, have you ever thought of what could be the word’s English alternative? Well, Susan ...