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altruism meaning in Malayalam

പരോപകാരം

/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/

altruism in Malayalam: പരോപകാരം, പരോപകാരശീലം, നിസ്വാർത്ഥത, സ്വാർത്ഥതയില്ലായ്മ. In English, altruism means regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.

Malayalam words for altruism

selflessness, unselfishness, compassion
പരോപകാരം, പരോപകാരശീലം, നിസ്വാർത്ഥത, സ്വാർത്ഥതയില്ലായ്മ, നിർമ്മമത, നിർമ്മമത്വം

English meaning of altruism

  1. noun Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
  2. noun Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.

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Questions about altruism in Malayalam

What is the meaning of altruism in Malayalam?
Altruism in Malayalam is പരോപകാരം, പരോപകാരശീലം, നിസ്വാർത്ഥത, സ്വാർത്ഥതയില്ലായ്മ.
altruism എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Altruism: പരോപകാരം, പരോപകാരശീലം, നിസ്വാർത്ഥത, സ്വാർത്ഥതയില്ലായ്മ.
What does altruism mean in English?
Altruism means regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.

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Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: altruism (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: altruism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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