Character in Malayalam

കഥാപാത്രം (kadhapathram) is a character in a story, film or play. When character means a person's nature, സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) is the word instead. Malayalam keeps the two senses firmly apart.

Most common translation

കഥാപാത്രം (kadhapathram)

Character.

ഈ കഥയിലെ പ്രധാന കഥാപാത്രം ഒരു കുട്ടിയാണ്.

ee kathayile pradhaana kadhapathram oru kuttiyaanu.

The main character in this story is a child.

All Malayalam words for “character”

കഥാപാത്രം (kadhapathram) is a fictional person and കഥാനായകന്‍ (kathaanaayakan) the hero; സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) and പ്രകൃതം (prakritham) are personal nature, ലിപി (lipi) a written character, and കത്തി (kathi) a stock character of Kathakali besides meaning knife.

Common questions

How do you say character in Malayalam?

കഥാപാത്രം (kadhapathram) for a character in a story; സ്വഭാവം (swabhaavam) for a person's nature.

Which word means a letter of the alphabet?

ലിപി (lipi), meaning script or written character.