Bridegroom in Malayalam
Bridegroom in Malayalam is മണവാളന് (manavalan). It is the standard word at a wedding, used for the groom and extended to mean a newly married man or a husband. Christian liturgical Malayalam also uses it figuratively, which is worth knowing.
Bridegroom, husband, newly married man.
മണവാളന് പുതിയ മുണ്ട് ധരിച്ചു.
manavalan puthiya mundu dharichu.
The bridegroom wore a new mundu.
All Malayalam words for “bridegroom”
- മണവാളന് (manavalan) — Bridegroom, husband, newly married man.
- താലി (thaali) — The wedding string or chain tied by the bridegroom round the neck of the bride.
മണവാളന് is the groom himself, while താലി is the wedding pendant on a chain that the groom ties around the bride's neck, central to the ceremony but not a word for a person.
Common questions
How do you say bridegroom in Malayalam?
Say മണവാളന് (manavalan), which also means a newly married man.
What is the thaali?
താലി (thaali) is the marriage pendant or chain tied around the bride's neck by the groom, the moment that marks the marriage in many Kerala weddings.