Kerala SSLC Malayalam Basic Text flashcards

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നാമം

A noun identifying an entity or idea, whose relation within the sentence must be determined from the actual construction.

ക്രിയ

A verb expressing action or state, whose form may encode tense and other information without ordinary subject person-number-gender agreement.

സന്ധി

A sound-joining process at a boundary, requiring identification of the components and actual change rather than only a dictionary gloss.

സമാസം

A compound construction joining stems into one expression, classified through the meaning relation made explicit by its analysis.

വിഗ്രഹം

An analytical expansion of a compound showing how its members relate rather than merely repeating the compound as one word.

വിഭക്തി

A grammatical relation reflected in the relevant noun form and construction, not determined by the noun’s dictionary meaning alone.

വിശേഷണം

A qualifying expression describing a noun, which must be analyzed according to Malayalam usage rather than imported inflection rules.

അവ്യയം

An indeclinable expression whose function can involve connection or modification without taking the full noun or verb inflectional pattern.

പ്രത്യയം

A bound form attached to a base that contributes grammatical function or word formation, rather than a separate complete sentence.

നിഷേധം

Negation denying the relevant event, existence or claim, which must be preserved when summarizing or translating the sentence.

ആത്മകഥ

A person’s account of their own life, distinguished from another writer’s biographical account even when both describe similar events.

ജീവചരിത്രം

A biographical account written about another person, whose factual and narrative claims still require appropriate evidence and interpretation.

സംഭാഷണം

Direct interaction between speaking characters or participants, which can reveal their relationships, motives and responses as the text develops.

പ്രതീകം

A symbol whose role connects an object or image to a broader meaning established by the particular textual context.

രൂപകം

A metaphorical identification expressing one thing through another, distinguished from every literal noun or an explicit likeness comparison.

ഉപമ

An explicit comparison between things through a likeness relation, evaluated by the actual expression and the meaning it creates.

പ്രമേയം

The organizing theme or concern developed by a text, rather than an unsupported moral added independently of its events.

പര്യായം

A near-synonymous meaning relationship whose suitability still depends on the particular sentence, register and intended sense of the word.

അറിയിപ്പ്

A notice communicating practical information to its intended readers, with the relevant facts and required action stated clearly.

ഉപസംഹാരം

A conclusion drawing together the developed content or argument, rather than beginning an unrelated major topic without support.