Barber in Malayalam
അമ്പട്ടന് (ambattan) is the long-established Malayalam word for a barber. It carries old caste associations and sounds dated today, so people often name the shop or use the English word instead. Pronounce it am-bat-tan, holding the tt.
Most common translation
Barber.
അമ്പട്ടന് അച്ഛന്റെ മുടി വെട്ടി.
ambattan achchante mudi vetti.
The barber cut father's hair.
All Malayalam words for “barber”
- അമ്പട്ടന് (ambattan) — Barber.
- ബാർബർ (barbar) — Barber; a person who cuts hair and shaves beards.
- വാത്തി (vaathi) — Teacher, barber.
അമ്പട്ടന് (ambattan) names the barber by trade, while വാത്തി (vaathi) is a wider old term that can mean a teacher as well as a barber and is rarely heard now.
Common questions
How do you say barber in Malayalam?
അമ്പട്ടന് (ambattan) is the traditional word for a barber.
Is അമ്പട്ടന് (ambattan) polite today?
It can sound dated and loaded because of its caste history, so modern speakers usually avoid it in direct address.