Christ in Malayalam
Christ is യേശു (yeshu) in Malayalam, the name used by Kerala Christians in church, in prayer and in ordinary conversation. Malayalam has one of the oldest Christian communities in India, so the name is familiar well beyond the church itself.
Most common translation
Jesus Christ.
യേശുവിന്റെ ജന്മദിനമാണ് ക്രിസ്മസ്.
yeshuvinte janmadinamaanu krismasu.
Christmas is the birthday of Jesus.
All Malayalam words for “christ”
- യേശു (yeshu) — Jesus Christ.
- ദുഃഖവെള്ളിയാഴ്ച (dugavelliyaazhcha) — Good Friday, the day commemorating the crucifixion of Christ.
- രക്ഷകന് (rakshakan) — Saviour, Jesus Christ.
യേശു (yeshu) is the name; രക്ഷകന് (rakshakan) is the title Saviour, and ദുഃഖവെള്ളിയാഴ്ച (dugavelliyaazhcha) is Good Friday, the day marking the crucifixion.
Common questions
How do you say Christ in Malayalam?
യേശു (yeshu) is the name used for Christ.
What does rakshakan mean?
രക്ഷകന് (rakshakan) means Saviour and is used as a title for Christ.