Blasphemy in Malayalam

Blasphemy against God is ഈശ്വരനിന്ദ (eeshwaraninda), a compound of eeshwaran, God, and ninda, reviling. The opening is a long ee, ee-shwa-ra-nin-da. It is a formal word, found in religious and legal discussion.

Most common translation

ഈശ്വരനിന്ദ (eeshwaraninda)

Blasphemy.

ഈശ്വരനിന്ദ ഇവിടെ പലർക്കും സഹിക്കാനാകില്ല.

eeshwaraninda ivide palarkkum sahikkaanaakilla.

Many people here cannot bear blasphemy.

All Malayalam words for “blasphemy”

ഈശ്വരനിന്ദ (eeshwaraninda) is specifically speaking against God, while മതനിന്ദ (mathaninda) is insulting a religion and also covers heresy, so the second is about the faith and its doctrines rather than about God directly.

Common questions

How do you say blasphemy in Malayalam?

ഈശ്വരനിന്ദ (eeshwaraninda) is blasphemy against God, and മതനിന്ദ (mathaninda) is insult directed at a religion.

What does ninda mean on its own?

It means reviling, abuse or censure, and it is the element that turns the name of God or of religion into a word for blasphemy.