Beings in Malayalam
Living creatures as a group are ജീവികൾ (jeevikal) in Malayalam, from jeevi, a living thing, with the plural ending kal. The word covers animals and humans alike, which is why human beings are specified as manushya jeevikal. Say jee-vi-kal with a long first syllable.
Most common translation
Beings, living creatures; human beings are manushya jeevikal.
ഭൂമിയിൽ പല ജീവികൾ ഉണ്ട്.
bhoomiyil pala jeevikal undu.
There are many beings on the earth.
All Malayalam words for “beings”
- ജീവികൾ (jeevikal) — Beings, living creatures; human beings are manushya jeevikal.
- ജീവലോകം (jeevalokam) — World of living things, living beings in general.
- ദൈവങ്ങൾ (daivangal) — Gods, deities, divine beings that people worship; the singular is daivam.
- നരര് (narar) — Men, human beings.
- മനുഷ്യർ (manushyar) — Humans, human beings, people as a species.
- മൃഗങ്ങൾ (mrugangal) — Animals, beasts and four footed creatures other than human beings; also livestock.
jeevikal is beings in general, manushyar and narar are specifically human beings, mrugangal are animals as opposed to humans, and daivangal are divine beings.
Common questions
How do you say beings in Malayalam?
Beings are ജീവികൾ (jeevikal).
How do I narrow it to human beings?
Use manushyar for people as a species, or the fuller manushya jeevikal when you want the explicit sense of human beings.