How to Say "Monument" in Malayalam

സ്മാരകം

smārakaṁ/smaːɾɐɡɐm/

The Malayalam word for monument is സ്മാരകം (smārakaṁ).

സ്മാരകം refers to a structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons.

Meaning: structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is smārakaṁ and the IPA is /smaːɾɐɡɐm/.

The root of the word is tied to the Sanskrit verb 'smṛ', which is the same root found in the English word 'memory' through the ancient Indo-European connection.
While സ്മാരകം is the formal term, people may use ഓർമ്മക്കൂട് to describe a small, intimate memorial, literally meaning 'memory-cage' or 'memory-home'.
In some regional contexts, the word സ്മാരകം can be used to refer to a commemorative book or a written chronicle rather than a physical building.

Vishnu and Lakshmi are sightseeing in a historical town.

ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmi

വിഷ്ണു, നോക്കൂ, ആ സ്മാരകം എത്ര മനോഹരമാണ്!
viṣṇu, nōkkū, ā smārakam ettra manōharaṇāṇu!
Vishnu, look, how beautiful that monument is!
വിഷ്ണു Vishnu

അതെ ലക്ഷ്മി, അത് വളരെ പ്രശസ്തമാണ്.
ate lakṣmi, atu vaḷare praśastamāṇu.
Yes Lakshmi, it is very famous.
ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmi

നമുക്ക് അവിടെ പോയി കാണാമോ?
namukku aviṭe pōyi kāṇāmō?
Can we go and see it?
വിഷ്ണു Vishnu

തീർച്ചയായും, നമുക്ക് ഇപ്പോൾ പോകാം.
tīrccayāyum, namukku ippōḷ pōkām.
Of course, let's go now.

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