Brazier in Malayalam

Brazier in the sense of a metalworker is മൂശാരി (mooshaari), the traditional caster of bronze and bell metal. In Kerala it also names the community of such craftsmen, known for temple lamps and vessels.

Most common translation

മൂശാരി (mooshaari)

Brazier, belleter, one who casts things made of bronze or bell-metal.

മൂശാരി ഓട്ടുപാത്രം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു.

mooshaari ottupaathram undaakkunnu.

The brazier makes a bronze vessel.

Dictionary entry

The single listed word refers to the person, not to the pan of burning coals that English also calls a brazier.

Common questions

How do you say brazier in Malayalam?

മൂശാരി (mooshaari), one who casts articles of bronze or bell metal.

What if I mean a brazier for burning charcoal?

That object is not what mooshaari means, so you would describe a vessel holding live coals instead.