Ceremony in Malayalam
Any formal function with set steps is a ചടങ്ങ് (chadangu) in Malayalam, from a house warming to an official inauguration. The ch is unaspirated and the final u is barely voiced: cha-dan-gu. It is the word you will hear in invitations and on the news.
Ceremony, a formal function or ritual held on a special occasion.
കല്യാണച്ചടങ്ങ് രാവിലെ തുടങ്ങി.
kalyaanachadangu raavile thudangi.
The wedding ceremony began in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “ceremony”
- ചടങ്ങ് (chadangu) — Ceremony, a formal function or ritual held on a special occasion.
- അടിയന്തിരം (adiyanthiram) — Urgency, urgent matter, religious ceremony that must be observed, celebration or festival, emergency.
- ഉപക്രമം (upakramam) — Beginning, preface, moving forward, a ceremony before the study of the Vedas commences.
- കതിര്മണ്ഡപം (kathirmandapam) — Decorated dais pavilion hall for wedding ceremony.
- പുടമുറി (pudamuri) — Piece of cloth about nine yards, presenting cloth to the bride by the groom (is a part of the wedding ceremony).
- പേരിടല് (peridal) — Christening, baptism, the ceremony of giving a name to a child.
- ഭജന (bhajana) — Worship, ceremony of worship.
ചടങ്ങ് (chadangu) is the general everyday noun. The others name particular rites: പേരിടല് (peridal) is a naming or christening, പുടമുറി (pudamuri) and കതിര്മണ്ഡപം (kathirmandapam) belong to weddings, ഭജന (bhajana) is a ceremony of worship, ഉപക്രമം (upakramam) an opening rite before Vedic study, and അടിയന്തിരം (adiyanthiram) a rite that custom says must be performed.
Common questions
How do you say ceremony in Malayalam?
Say ചടങ്ങ് (chadangu), a ceremony or formal function.
Is there a word for a naming ceremony?
Yes, പേരിടല് (peridal), the ceremony of giving a name to a child.