Bride in Malayalam
A bride is മണവാട്ടി (manavatti), a word that also covers a woman recently married. Say it ma-na-vaat-ti with the tt doubled; it is what you will see in invitations and hear in wedding songs.
Bride, newly married woman.
മണവാട്ടി പുതിയ സാരി ഉടുത്തു.
manavatti puthiya saari uduthu.
The bride wore a new sari.
All Malayalam words for “bride”
- മണവാട്ടി (manavatti) — Bride, newly married woman.
- താലി (thaali) — The wedding string or chain tied by the bridegroom round the neck of the bride.
- പുടമുറി (pudamuri) — Piece of cloth about nine yards, presenting cloth to the bride by the groom (is a part of the wedding ceremony).
- പൊരുത്തം (porutham) — Fitness, harmony, match, agreement, matching of the horoscope (of the bride and bride-groom).
മണവാട്ടി (manavatti) is the only one of these that actually names the bride. താലി (thaali) is the wedding chain tied around her neck, പുടമുറി (pudamuri) is the ritual gift of cloth from the groom, and പൊരുത്തം (porutham) is the horoscope matching done before a marriage is fixed.
Common questions
How do you say bride in Malayalam?
മണവാട്ടി (manavatti) is the word for a bride or newly married woman.
What is thaali then?
താലി (thaali) is the marriage pendant and chain the groom ties around the bride's neck, not a word for the bride herself.