Buddhist in Malayalam
There is no word for Buddhist as such on this page. The nearest, ഭിക്ഷു (bhikshu), means a mendicant and so a Buddhist monk, the one who lives on alms.
Most common translation
Beggar, mendicant, Buddhist monk.
മഞ്ഞ വസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ച ഒരു ഭിക്ഷു വന്നു.
manja vasthram dharicha oru bhikshu vannu
A monk in yellow robes came.
All Malayalam words for “buddhist”
- ഭിക്ഷു (bhikshu) — Beggar, mendicant, Buddhist monk.
- ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) — Masonry work, rampart, sacrificial altar, house, temple, Buddhist monastery, tombstone.
ഭിക്ഷു (bhikshu) names the monk rather than the religion or its followers, and ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) is a word of many senses in which Buddhist monastery is only one.
Common questions
How do you say Buddhist in Malayalam?
Not with these words. ഭിക്ഷു (bhikshu) means a Buddhist monk or mendicant, which is narrower than Buddhist.
What exactly is a chaithyam?
A built structure: masonry work, a temple or shrine, a tombstone, and in Buddhist contexts a monastery or chaitya hall.