Caste in Malayalam
Caste is ജാതി (jaathi) in Malayalam, a word that also means kind, race or category. Forms, censuses and everyday conversation all use it. The aa is long, jaa-thi.
Most common translation
Caste, kind, tribe, race, rank, position, nut-meg tree, jasmine, hearth, fire-place.
ഈ തോട്ടത്തിൽ പല ജാതി പൂക്കൾ ഉണ്ട്.
ee thottathil pala jaathi pookkal undu.
There are many kinds of flowers in this garden.
All Malayalam words for “caste”
- ജാതി (jaathi) — Caste, kind, tribe, race, rank, position, nut-meg tree, jasmine, hearth, fire-place.
- വര്ഗ്ഗം (varggam) — Class, caste, separate section, group, square (maths.), chapter.
- വര്ഗ്ഗീയ (varggeeya) — Pert. to class, caste, community, etc., sectarian, communal.
- കൂട്ടം (koottam) — Assembly, multitude, crowd, caste, community, discussion, argument.
- വംശം (vamsham) — Clan, family, race, caste, community, multitude, bamboo, reed, flute, a kind of musical drum.
- വര്ണ്ണം (varnnam) — Colour, paint, pigment, caste, letter, flattery, decoration, vermilion, fragrant ointment, a term in music.
- അവര്ണ്ണ (avarnna) — Outside the caste system.
- ഗോപീചന്ദനം (gopeechandanam) — A kind of soil or ochre used for making caste mark on the forehead.
- പണ്ടാരി (pandari) — A low caste, treasurer.
- പരജാതി (parajaathi) — Another caste.
- പുലയന് (pulayan) — A male of the Pulaya caste.
- പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) — A caste among temple servants, mediator.
- മ്ലേച്ഛജാതി (mlechajaathi) — Low caste, barbarian race.
ജാതി (jaathi) is caste proper, വര്ഗ്ഗം (varggam) and വര്ണ്ണം (varnnam) lean towards class and the older varna order, കൂട്ടം (koottam) and വംശം (vamsham) towards community and clan, and അവര്ണ്ണ (avarnna) means outside the caste system.
Common questions
How do you say caste in Malayalam?
ജാതി (jaathi), which also serves for kind or category.
How do I say outside the caste system?
അവര്ണ്ണ (avarnna) describes someone outside the varna order.