Bachelor in Malayalam
A bachelor is അവിവാഹിതന് (avivahithan), literally an unmarried man, built from the negative prefix a and the word for married. Say a-vi-vaa-hi-than. It is the neutral term used on forms and in writing.
Most common translation
Unmarried man, bachelor.
എന്റെ അമ്മാവന് ഇപ്പോഴും അവിവാഹിതനാണ്.
ente ammavan ippozhum avivahithananu.
My uncle is still unmarried.
All Malayalam words for “bachelor”
- അവിവാഹിതന് (avivahithan) — Unmarried man, bachelor.
- ഒറ്റത്തടി (ottathadi) — A person with no close relatives, branchless trunk(Of a tree), a bachelor.
അവിവാഹിതന് (avivahithan) simply states that a man is unmarried, while ഒറ്റത്തടി (ottathadi) is colourful and informal, picturing a lone trunk with no branches, and suggests someone with no close family rather than merely unmarried.
Common questions
How do you say bachelor in Malayalam?
Bachelor is അവിവാഹിതന് (avivahithan).
Does this word cover a bachelor's degree?
No. അവിവാഹിതന് (avivahithan) refers only to marital status; an academic degree is named quite differently.