Word.ws English Dictionary

byword meaning in Malayalam

ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം

/ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/US/ˈbaɪ.wɚd/

byword in Malayalam: ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം, മാതൃക, ശരിയായ മാതൃക, നിദർശനം. In English, byword means a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

Malayalam words for byword

perfect example, classic case, model
ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം, മാതൃക, ശരിയായ മാതൃക, നിദർശനം, മൂർത്തീകരണം, അത്യുദാത്തമാതൃക
slogan, motto, maxim
മുദ്രാവാക്യം, ചൊല്ല്, പരിഹാസച്ചൊല്ല്, പരസ്യവാചകം, ആദർശവചനം, പ്രമാണസൂക്തം

English meaning of byword

  1. noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
  2. noun A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
  3. noun Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
  4. noun An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.

Full definition of byword

byword in other languages

Questions about byword in Malayalam

What is the meaning of byword in Malayalam?
Byword in Malayalam is ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം, മാതൃക, ശരിയായ മാതൃക, നിദർശനം.
byword എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Byword: ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം, മാതൃക, ശരിയായ മാതൃക, നിദർശനം.
What does byword mean in English?
Byword means a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: byword (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: byword (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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-byword.wav.

Cite this page: “byword meaning in Malayalam.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/malayalam/byword. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.