സുവിശേഷം

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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സുവിശേഷം (suviśēṣaṁ)

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