Chanting in Malayalam
നാമജപം (namajapam) is chanting, specifically the repetition of a deity's name. Say it naa-ma-ja-pam. Temple worship and household prayer both use the word.
Most common translation
Repetition of the name of a deity in prayer, chanting.
മുത്തശ്ശി വൈകുന്നേരം നാമജപം നടത്തും.
muthashi vaikunneram namajapam nadathum.
Grandmother does name-chanting in the evening.
All Malayalam words for “chanting”
- നാമജപം (namajapam) — Repetition of the name of a deity in prayer, chanting.
- ചൊല്ലല് (chollal) — Saying, advice, order, flattering, uttering, chanting.
- ഹോമം (Homam) — Offering holy materials to the sacrificial fire while chanting 'mantras'.
നാമജപം (namajapam) is the repeated chanting of a holy name, ചൊല്ലല് (chollal) is the general act of uttering or reciting, and ഹോമം (Homam) is a fire ritual during which mantras are chanted rather than the chanting itself.
Common questions
How do you say chanting in Malayalam?
നാമജപം (namajapam).
Which word fits reciting a poem aloud?
ചൊല്ലല് (chollal), the general noun for saying or uttering something aloud.