Begging in Malayalam
ഭിക്ഷാടനം (bhikshadanam) is going about begging, the noun used in news reports and social work for begging as a practice. It is formal but widely understood, bhik-shaa-da-nam. Simpler nouns exist for the act of asking itself.
Most common translation
Going about begging.
ഭിക്ഷാടനം നടത്തി അയാള് ജീവിച്ചു.
bhikshadanam nadathi ayaal jeevichu.
He lived by begging.
All Malayalam words for “begging”
- ഭിക്ഷാടനം (bhikshadanam) — Going about begging.
- ഇരപ്പ് (irapp) — Begging.
- യാചന, യാചനം (yaachanayaachanam) — Begging, humble request, imploring, prayer.
- യാചിക്കല് (yaachikkal) — Begging, requesting, petitioning.
- കപാലം (kapalam) — Skull, cranium, begging bowl.
- പൊക്കണം (pokkanam) — Ruck sack, bag, bundle, begging alms.
ഭിക്ഷാടനം is begging as a way of living, ഇരപ്പ് (irapp) and യാചിക്കല് (yaachikkal) are the plainer nouns for begging and petitioning, and കപാലം (kapalam) is a begging bowl.
Common questions
How do you say begging in Malayalam?
ഭിക്ഷാടനം (bhikshadanam).
Which word means a humble request?
യാചിക്കല് (yaachikkal), begging or requesting.