Maharashtra SSC Malayalam First Language key terms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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