Captain in Malayalam
ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ (kyaaptan) is the borrowed word everyone in Kerala uses, for the captain of a cricket team as much as for an army officer or a ship's master. The ky cluster at the start takes a little practice, kyaap-tan. Sports commentary is full of it.
Most common translation
Captain, the leader of a team, the master of a ship or an army officer.
ടീമിന്റെ ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ അവനാണ്.
teeminte kyaaptan avanaanu
He is the captain of the team.
All Malayalam words for “captain”
- ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ (kyaaptan) — Captain, the leader of a team, the master of a ship or an army officer.
- കപ്പിത്താന് (kappithan) — Captain (of a ship), leader.
- നക (naka) — Owner, laughter, light, ridicule, captain of a ship, ornament, jewel.
kyaaptan is the modern all-purpose captain, kappithan is the older term for the captain of a ship, and naka is a rare literary word that lists a ship's captain among several unrelated senses.
Common questions
How do you say captain in Malayalam?
Captain is ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ (kyaaptan).
Which word suits the captain of a boat?
kappithan, the traditional nautical word, though in ordinary speech people would still be understood using kyaaptan.