Altar in Malayalam
In a church the altar is the അള്ത്താര (althara), a word that entered Malayalam along with Christianity and Portuguese contact. It is the standard term among Kerala Christians and is what you will hear inside any parish church.
Altar.
പള്ളിയിലെ അള്ത്താര പൂക്കൾ കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിച്ചു.
palliyile althara pookkal kondu alankarichu.
They decorated the church altar with flowers.
All Malayalam words for “altar”
- അള്ത്താര (althara) — Altar.
- പീഠം (peedam) — Seat, stool, pedestal for placing an idol, etc., altar, throne, school, institute.
- ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) — Masonry work, rampart, sacrificial altar, house, temple, Buddhist monastery, tombstone.
- തറ (thara) — Floor, ground, field, raised platform, hut, village, sacrificial altar.
- ബലിക്കല്ല് (balikkallu) — Sacrificial stone or altar.
അള്ത്താര (althara) is the Christian altar, ബലിക്കല്ല് (balikkallu) the sacrificial stone in a temple, പീഠം (peedam) a pedestal or seat for an idol, തറ (thara) any raised platform including a sacrificial one, and ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) a shrine or monastery building.
Common questions
How do you say altar in Malayalam?
അള്ത്താര (althara) for a church altar.
What is the equivalent in a Hindu temple?
ബലിക്കല്ല് (balikkallu), the sacrificial stone where offerings are placed, is the closest temple counterpart.