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polygamy meaning in Malayalam

ബഹുകളത്രത്വം

/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/

polygamy in Malayalam: ബഹുകളത്രത്വം, ബഹുഭർത്തൃത്വം, ബഹുഭാര്യാത്വം. In English, polygamy means the condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Malayalam words for polygamy

ബഹുകളത്രത്വം, ബഹുഭർത്തൃത്വം, ബഹുഭാര്യാത്വം

English meaning of polygamy

  1. noun The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
  2. noun Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
  3. noun The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
  4. noun The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Full definition of polygamy

polygamy in a sentence

  • Are there countries where polygamy is legal for both men and women?
  • Though Islam allows polygamy, it is frowned upon in many contemporary Muslim societies.
  • An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.

Synonyms of polygamy

polygamy in other languages

Questions about polygamy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of polygamy in Malayalam?
Polygamy in Malayalam is ബഹുകളത്രത്വം, ബഹുഭർത്തൃത്വം, ബഹുഭാര്യാത്വം.
polygamy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Polygamy: ബഹുകളത്രത്വം, ബഹുഭർത്തൃത്വം, ബഹുഭാര്യാത്വം.
What does polygamy mean in English?
Polygamy means the condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: polygamy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: polygamy (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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