സുവിശേഷം

Malayalam

Etymology

Semantic loan from English gospel. By surface analysis, സു- (su-, “prefix to denote good”) +‎ വിശേഷം (viśēṣaṁ, “news”). Compare Tamil நற்செய்திகள் (naṟceytikaḷ), சுவிசேஷம் (cuvicēṣam), formed from the same calque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suʋiʃeːʂɐm/

Noun

സുവിശേഷം • (suviśēṣaṁ)

  1. the gospel
    Synonym: (Islam) ഇഞ്ചീൽ (iñcīl)
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